To be able to present the National Examination of Applicants for Medical Residencies (ENARM) 2021, a long preparation for months was required. Although that is not enough because, as in previous editions, failures have been reported. The most frequent is the one related to the platform of the Inter-institutional Commission for the Training of Human Resources for Health (CIFRHS) to choose a specialty. This situation has caused anger and despair among the applicants.
Again there were errors in the platform
Something that has been a constant in recent editions of the test is how deficient the official website is for requesting information. In fact, it has become a custom that the day of publication of the selected pages cannot be viewed because it does not support so many interactions. Although this time the complaints have been made before.
In that sense, it should be remembered that the biggest change in ENARM 2021 is the format for choosing a specialty. Before it was done before the exam and now it was after. Although the authorities published a guide to comply with this procedure correctly There have been multiple complaints from applicants in this regard.
What the doctors point out is that the date and time that each one received to begin with their enrollment has not been respected. The person in charge is the CIFRHS platform, which does not allow choosing the desired option. While the most worrying thing is that there are not few cases that report the same deficiency.
Frustration and helplessness in applicants
Now, the most unfortunate thing is that this failure does not last for minutes but for hours. Some doctors have pointed out that they have had to wait up to 36 hours to be able to access your account and choose your specialty.
The above situation generates frustration because it is not only about lost time but also the helplessness caused by observing how the available places decrease in each of the available options.
In this regard, despite the increase in places promised by the Ministry of Health (SSa) for ENARM 2021, this failure in the platform has caused disappointment in applicants. It is of little help that there are more places if they cannot be registered in a timely manner.
By way of testimony, one of the applicants recorded a video in which he shows how the website fails when trying to register. While the same situation has been repeated with more doctors.