With a reduction in the Medical Residency Program, postgraduate studies are an alternative to fill the deficit

Deficit

987 programs were cancelled, 62 of which were in the North region, where there is a huge shortage of specialized professionals

The Ministry of Education (MEC) recently announced the reduction in the number of Medical Residency Programs in the country, as part of the restructuring of the segment, which includes investments and training.

987 programs were cancelled, 62 of which were in the North region, where there is a huge shortage of specialized professionals. In this context, postgraduate studies emerge as an alternative to overcome the continuing education deficit.

The suspension of programs, even temporarily, opens a gap in the training of medical specialists. In the North region, 19 programs were canceled in Pará, 12 in Amazonas, 12 in Tocantins, 09 in Rondônia, 04 in Acre, 04 in Amapá and 02 in Roraima.

According to data from “Medical Demography in Brazil 2023”, a study carried out by the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) and the Faculty of Medicine of USP, the region has 1.45 physicians per thousand inhabitants. In the case of Amazonas, when taking into account only the 61 municipalities in the interior – without considering the capital –, the ratio is 0.15 professionals per thousand inhabitants. The state lacks specialists in several areas.

André Raeli, National Director of Continuing Education at IPEMED, the postgraduate brand of Afya, the largest hub for education and digital medical solutions in the country, points out that there is a high number of doctors who graduate every year at universities and who are looking for Specialization.

The reduction in Medical Residency vacancies means fewer specialists working in the market and, consequently, this affects the population.

“Depending on the region where the person lives, they often have to wait months for a consultation in a certain area of ​​medicine”,

highlights.

According to André Raeli, IPEMED has studied this scenario throughout Brazil and proposed solutions to train new doctors, who have arrived on the market out of step with vacancies in Medical Residency in the country.

“The postgraduate course is a viable alternative for these professionals, in addition to contributing to the largest supply of specialists in the market”,

explains.

According to Raeli, the postgraduate course, in addition to qualifying the student for the title test, increases the salary of general practitioners by around 30%, allowing them to expand their range of professional care, soon after graduation.

*With advisory information

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