- The ENARM for this 2022 will be applied next September.
- Applicants are currently looking for job opportunities in the private sector and far from the Mexican capital.
- These were some of the reasons why he decided to give up his medical specialty.
The ENARM of this 2022 It will be applied in the month of September. Karla García will not present it, she is currently looking for job opportunities in the private sector and far from the Mexican capital. She is deciding if she will continue to pursue medicine.
These were some of the reasons why you decided to give up your medical specialtyone of the most difficult goals to achieve for anyone who graduated from a medical degree.
“The reason why I mainly gave up the residency was I think the injustice, in terms of the service, I was told that there was inhuman treatment, the hours are, they were, very extreme. For example, I had to come in every day at 3 or 4 in the morning, and normally one leaves after his shift at 4 or 5 in the afternoon. But for me, the newspaper meant leaving at 9 or 9:30 at night and all this time in a row, without the right to eat.
“In fact, when they introduced us, they told us: ‘we’re not even going to show you where the dining room is, because here it doesn’t work for you to eat, there’s no time for you to eat, there you see how they do it.’ And that’s right, in fact, during the time I was there I never ate, whether on duty, post-guard or pre-guard, I never ate at that time, I came home for dinner and it was the only food I had throughout my day”, says the doctor.
The ENARM for this 2022 will be applied next September. But currently thousands of applicants are looking for job opportunities in the private sector and far from the Mexican capital. They are deciding if they will continue to pursue medicine. There are others who will take the test again, with another investment of several thousand pesos in their study materials.
Mistreatment towards the resident in the medical specialties of Mexico
However, among the many challenges facing a resident intrahospital relations are found. In these relationships, mistreatment towards the resident that interferes with their learning has been identified.
According to several studies, abuse occurs frequently among general surgery residents, especially women, and is associated with exhaustion and suicidal thoughts.
The latest report UNAM shows that psychological and physical abuse were more frequent in surgical than medical specialties. As a consequence of the mistreatment, 89% of the residents reported burnout, 71% depression, 78% anxiety and 58% poor attention to their patients.
Despite the particular vulnerability of surgical residents, little is known about the extent of abuse, burnout, and suicidal thoughts in this group.
UNAM SURVEY ON MISTREATMENT OF RESIDENTS IN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
RESULTS:
143 responses were obtained (response rate: 8.2%), 84% of the residents reported having suffered mistreatment. Being the most frequent the psychological (humiliation in 78%), followed by the academic (punishment guards in 50% and denial of teaching in 40%).
Followed by the physical (16% received blows, 35% were deprived of food and 21% of going to the bathroom during their shifts, as punishment). In addition, 21% were pressured to consume alcohol against their will.
Psychological and physical abuse were more frequent in surgical specialties what medical As a consequence of the mistreatment, 89% of the residents reported burnout, 71% depression, 78% anxiety and 58% poor care of their patients. The main perpetrators of the mistreatment were senior residents and base doctors.
Rates for all measures of maltreatment were higher among women; 65.1% of women reported gender discrimination and 19.9% reported sexual harassment.
What UNAM says
The mistreatment during home they are very frequent and affect the human rights and dignity of the residents. They also reduce the ability to learn and the efficiency of specialty Medical Education, in a country with a high demand for health care that requires optimizing economic and human resources.
However, to all this we must add the insecurity that exists outside of Mexico City, the low salaries and the precarious treatment.
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