Strong demand from the deans of medicine in the face of the crisis of the system

The deans of medicine at 25 public universities in the country issued a special statement Doctor’s day, which was held the day before yesterday, in which they called on the state to develop a global health policy in the face of the human resources crisis that the health system is going through, while waiting for resignations from positions, and the loss of interest of graduates in residencies. Migration of young professionals.

“The workforce of the systems that train and use human resources in health is in a critical condition: it has lost more lives than in other sectors, many of its workers have fallen ill, and it shows a constant increase in burnout, which is a product of the mismatch between supply and demand for care, among other problems.” other”, the deans gathered at Argentine Forum of Public Colleges and Schools of Medicine in the Argentine Republic (favimp).

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The statement notes that given the risk of new epidemics or epidemics, in a globalized economy, the scenario is critical, with “chronic conditions of uneven economic and social development in Argentina” affecting not only the living and health conditions of the population, but also the institutions in which it is In which the training and employment of professionals who must provide care.

In light of this, “the health system urgently needs exceptional support in resources” to better train doctors, nurses, technicians and specialists.

“The time has come for all of us to contribute together to the development of a global health policy, centered on human resources policy that goes beyond what has already been accomplished,” the Forum says in the text it signed. Matthew MartinezDean of Medicine at Tucuman National University And favimp head. Jorge Molinas, dean of medicine at the Rosario National University and favimp secretary, w Gnacio BeluruDean of Medicine at University of Buenos Aires (UBA).

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With regard to updating the training curriculum, they emphasized that faculties and faculties of medicine and health sciences “should train more and better graduates” who can practice at the end of their careers, reduce the emigration of young graduates, and contain graduate studies “through more active participation in the residency system.” certification of their professional skills.

The Forum also consists of the National Universities of Córdoba, La Plata, Litoral, Cuyo, Entre Rios, Northeast, Santiago del Estero, Comaho, Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Mar del Plata, Chaco Austral, Villa Maria, La Rioja and Nacional. Del Centro, Arturo Gorecchi, Nacional del Sur, La Matanza, Salta, Villa Mercedes, Jose C Paz, Catamarca and Rio Negro.

“Although health is not everything, without health there is nothing,” the deans concluded in their statement.