Once accepted onto our programme, all candidates have to successfully complete an intensive training programme. During periods of varying length our candidates live on Paragona’s campus outside Warsaw. We supply our candidates with accommodation, food and all training free of charge. In return, we ask for exceptional results.

We design our training curriculum to the specific needs of each client. However, three fundamental training modules are always included: Language Training, Professional Adaptation Training and Cultural & Client Orientation.

Language training (LT)
Paragona offers outstanding language teaching capabilities. Our experienced teachers are mostly native speakers with a pragmatic approach to teaching. All our syllabi are subject-oriented: doctors work with texts and dialogues concerning matters of for example medicine prescriptions, patient interaction and medical documentation. Ambitious study plans and a thorough evaluation process guarantee good results. We use recognised European standards of language testing to assess the level of the language taught.

Professional adaptation training (PAT)
The objective of the Professional Adaptation Training is to ensure that the professional requirements demanded of the candidates are met, not only in theory, but in practice too. Teachers use real-life case studies to take candidates through various situations where they may have limited experience, due to cultural or legal differences between countries.

Cultural & client orientation
The objective of this module is to help our candidates acclimatise with a new working environment and a new country. Candidates study the country and region that they will work in. We arrange meetings with representatives from the candidates' working destination. Practical information on housing, cultural habits, living conditions and examples of after-work activities are also explained.

Tailor-made training
Our training curricula are always tailor-made for each client. Our Educational Team draws on a sound experience from preparing medical professionals for work in Western Europe. In preparing the training syllabus our team conducts visits to the client site to gather input for the training material, to interview future colleagues and to make video-recordings.

Visits to future workspace
During the recruitment and training process, candidates are offered opportunities to visit their future colleagues and get to know the local community, including schools, housing etc. In our experience, these visits are enormously important for ensuring smooth integration into the new country. 

After successful completion of the training, candidates are ready to depart for a new country. In our Permanent position model, Paragona provides assistance in preparing the paperwork and required documentation. Together with the client, we ensure that candidates receive the appropriate support and assistance throughout the relocation process.

After a period of 6-12 months after relocation, Paragona usually conducts (as agreed with the client) a comprehensive review of the placement process for each candidate. This helps us understand what we can do better. It is also an opportunity for employers and candidates to review how to further facilitate the integration process for each individual.

In our Shared Position model, Paragona offers two types of services: Staffing Support and Welfare Support. Both processes are critical for Paragona’s staffing solutions to work effectively together with the client organisation. Our level of support and involvement in these areas very much depend on the needs of the client.

Staffing support
To each client we assign a dedicated Staffing Officer who will manage the availability and long term planning of our healthcare professionals for the specific client organisation. This Staffing Officer stays in close contact with the client’s HR department, to ensure a seamless flow of information and to address problems quickly. Paragona usually does not take responsibility for the day-to-day scheduling of the healthcare professionals.

In addition, Paragona assists with all administration and paperwork, for example payment procedures for healthcare professionals, travel arrangements and legal affairs.

Welfare support
Paragona is deeply committed to taking good care of our healthcare professionals.

In addition to attractive financial compensation, we offer a comprehensive Welfare Support Package to assist our professionals while on duty in a foreign country. The content of this package varies with client needs, but could include 24/7 telephone hotline, travel & orientation assistance and housing support. Clients may want to manage some or all of these support functions in-house. Who will be responsible for what, client or Paragona, is agreed upon early on in the process.

Evaluation & feedback
Our aim is to build long-term relationships with our clients. We work hard at constantly developing every aspect of our services and we take the evaluation process very seriously. In order to live up to this commitment we usually conduct:

• Regular meetings with clients to assess how the ongoing assignment is developing, to identify potential obstacles early on and to propose ways to overcome them
• Regular appraisals of the individual healthcare professionals

In looking after and safeguarding the wellbeing of our healthcare professionals, we also regularly collect feedback from the professionals themselves on Paragona and on the client organization.