1. PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION

The first step a recently graduate should do it is to become a member of the Physiotherapists ´Professional Registry. The new professionals should apply for it in the Province where he or she works, for example in the Colegio de Fisioterapeutas de la Comunidad de Madrid (http://www.cfisiomad.org/). This process is forced by the law if you want to work as a physiotherapist.

In Madrid, the membership inscription fee for year 2010 is of 200€ and the annual fee is divided in quarters of 41€ for each quarter. The fees of each Physiotherapists ´Professional Registry of each autonomous region can change. For more information you can click http://www.cfisiomad.org/requisitos.asp.

Moreover, the Physiotherapists ´Professional Registry offers you quite a lot of services as, legal advice, fiscal advice, consultancy in investigation projects, public liability insurance, library, employment exchange... http://www.cfisiomad.org/ventajas.asp.



Professional Orientation can be divided in two big areas, the different specializations and the possibility of working in the Public Health Service or in the Private Health Service.