- According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health, there is a deficit of 200,000 doctors in our country.
- To combat this problem, a call was issued to hire 27,000 retired doctors.
- All those interested will be sent to rural units of the IMSS Well-being where the most deprived people are.
One of the many problems that the health system in our country has is the shortage of personnel. The amount is not enough to serve the entire population. With this in mind, one of the most recent proposals is the Recruitment of retired doctors. In this way, it is proposed to increase the workforce and bring the service to the communities that have the most deprivations.
Due to the above, working hours in the public sector are so exhausting. Each doctor must attend dozens of patients and cover several functions at the same time. In the end, a vicious circle is generated where all parties are affected.
As a result of everything mentioned now the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador invited all the retired doctors to return to work. He assured that there are many “young people” like him who still have a lot of energy.
“The decision has just been made that doctors who are retired, who are still young like me, who spoke to them and who still have the desire to work and serve with humanity, can be hired by the IMSS Well-being and do not lose their pension, rather it is an additional income that they may have”.
With this in mind, the IMSS published a call that remains open and with which it is expected to hire 27 thousand 398 doctors and specialist doctors retired from Social Security. The objective is to add their wisdom and experience to the IMSS-Welfare Decentralized Public Body (OPD) in hospitals that were previously owned by the Ministry of Health and that, in many cases, do not have specialists.
All those interested in participating can register at the following link. According to the call, there are spaces available in 43 specialties and subspecialties.
Entry requirements
- Valid passport.
- Title and Professional Certificate (or equivalent) of the Specialty.
- Curriculum Vitae updated and signed.
- Spanish language proficiency.
- Being a specialist doctor (in the selection process, the revalidation of their studies will be managed before the Mexican educational authorities, in the appropriate cases).
- Letter from the last employer.
Main benefits
- Bonus of up to 30% for working in rural areas.
- Payment of 45 days of salary in the second half of July of each year.
- Payment of 40 days of Christmas bonus, in the first fortnight of December of each year.
- Social Security in Mexico for the Family nucleus (Wife or Spouse, Parents and Children).
- Payment of High Cost of Living and/or Isolated Area in various locations of the Federative Entities.
- Continuous training.
“Mexico will have a free health system for all”
On the other hand, the president reaffirmed that the Government of Mexico is working so that the IMSS Wellness Health Plan be of national coverage with the purpose of guaranteeing free and quality healthcare to Mexicans. To date, more than 20 states have adhered to the model.
In this sense, he recalled that before the COVID-19 pandemic, he toured 80 hospitals and health centers in the country to learn about the state of the health care system.
As a result of the diagnosis of the IMSS Bienestar Health Plan, priority is given to unrestricted purchase of medicines, the basicization of personnel, the training and hiring of general practitioners and specialists, and the improvement of the medical infrastructure.
To date, due to the opening of the purchase of medicines abroad, half of the pharmaceuticals are purchased outside the country, this enables competition and facilitates the purchase of 1,800 keys required for the supply of 2023 and 2024. This model has generated savings of 46 billion pesos.
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