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To combat the lack of specialists in some areas, the government is pushing a law Residences medical. point to prevent the escape of ce regrowth, but also facilitating the employment of doctors.
The Uruguayan government, concerned about the high level of emigration of medical specialists, is awaiting parliamentary approval of a residential bill that will require medical professionals to provide services temporarily in the country and subsequently facilitate their insertion in the middle. " The goal is to retain the professional for a time to return to society what society gave him," said Public Health Minister Maria Julia Muñoz. "The graduates after two years of residence should internships," the minister also announced reinforcements budget for the creation of places in state services for the various specializations. For its part, the Medical Union of Uruguay official criticized the proposition, which generates the Experts "being required by law to remain in the country, on pain of not being recognized her graduate degree if the doctor decides to leave before completing the call Extended residence, "according to union president Alfredo Toledo. Approved in early 2008 in the Lower House, the project received the approval of Senate changes that provide for mandatory stay in the country of specialists for a period equal to that demanded by the graduate. "The return to society that doctors have to perform is not acceptable unless all Uruguayans from the moment we to return "something" for the free services gives us the state and will settle with paying our taxes, "said Toledo to challenge the initiative. The latest official statistics date from 2006 and determined that 7.2% of physicians Uruguayans residing outside and 40% of immigrants have post-graduate doctors. That report determining that almost all physicians who leave the country do to improve their incomes and working conditions. "In this group of professionals is that we to work looking for a service model that allows the physician to develop their knowledge effectively with their patients and also to continue studying, "said Toledo, who the "brain drain" can not prevent. "What we have to deal with is to always remain linked to the country and overturn their knowledge even partially," he said. Undersecretary of Health, Miguel Fernández Galeano said while the medical areas most affected by migration are ophthalmology, anesthesiology and urology, of which there is significant demand from abroad. He added that it also works to have a greater number of professionals in basic specialties such as pediatrics, obstetrics, general medicine and community, to strengthen the response capacity in the primary care level. The project seeks to define a mechanism for job placement for medical specialists can become a "decisive factor" to prevent migration. Once the graduate professionals will have a better salary for a period of time to determine which should remain in the country in pursuit of his specialty, he said Fernandez Galeano.
From "Clarín.com" Argentina
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