The residency will be coordinated by the UMF, Rafila announces: “They prepare doctors and have to have responsibility”
UMF Carol Davila, photo: Agerpres
The Minister of Health, Alexandru Rafila, announced on Thursday that the order that provides for the coordination of the residency by the universities of medicine and pharmacy, which he says, will be issued. “They prepare doctors and have to have the instruments, the responsibility of coordinating the activity,” says the Minister of Health.
“Soon the common order of the Ministry of Health and the Minister of Education regarding the effective coordination of the residency through the universities of medicine and pharmacy in Romania will appear. News.ro.
The minister said that the ministry will maintain “an administrative component” in organizing the residency.
“We can elaborate the health policies in the field of resources, but they return to universities, the involvement of universities, both in the health policies related to the human resources, but also in the sectoral ones related to the development of the medical intervention capabilities in various pathology, I think it is essential and I would like to thank the Romanian Association,”
In September 2024, the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rafila, announced that the residency will be taken over by the universities of medicine, and the recognition of professional qualification, including the one from abroad, will be simplified by taking over the College of Physicians.
Subsequently, the officials of the Ministry of Health stated that the form of organization of the residency contest will remain unchanged, the decision being taken following the consultations with the students, who opted for this variant.
