The consequences of Hurricane Otis extend to various fields and one of the most unexpected is the process of the National Examination of Applicants for Medical Residencies (ENARM) ENARM 2023. As a result of the natural disaster, a modification was made in the specialty selection for all those who took the test.
According to official records, a total of 47,246 doctors came to take the exam. But although each one already knows their final score, the process is not over yet because now they need to choose the option they want to be residents.
With this in mind, from October 25 to November 15, 2023, each of the applicants must complete their registration. General practitioners with the highest qualifications are the first to choose specialty and therefore they are the most likely to obtain a place.
Hurricane Otis modifies the ENARM 2023 process
Now, due to the natural disaster that occurred in Guerrero, a very important announcement was made. The Interinstitutional Commission for the Training of Human Resources for Health (CIFRHS) eliminated the 15-minute timer that appears when choosing a specialty.
⚠️URGENT NOTICE
Due to the #HurricaneOtisthe 15-minute timer will not be activated, allowing you to continue on the Specialty Selection platform #ENARM2023 until new notice #CIFRHS @SSalud_mxhttps://t.co/by0eoDk4eC pic.twitter.com/ScPJOkDhKy
— Quality and Education (@SSalud_DGCES) October 25, 2023
The specialty selection process returns to normal
For its part, this modification was only active for a couple of days. Through another statement it was announced that starting at 1:00 p.m. on October 27, 2023, the stopwatch was re-enabled. In this way, the process now remains in accordance with what is stipulated in the user guide.
Important Notice 🚨
The stopwatch for Specialty Selection is reactivatedhttps://t.co/by0eoDk4eC#CIFRHS @SSalud_mx pic.twitter.com/C0f3FPzYOZ
— Quality and Education (@SSalud_DGCES) October 27, 2023
Regarding the statistics of this edition, it was reported that 18,529 places will be offered. The figure marks an increase of just 382 spaces compared to what happened in 2022.
When taking into account the total number of registered applicants, it is obtained that only 39.21 percent will have the possibility of being a specialist this year. Therefore, despite the increase in places that has occurred in recent years, the number is still insufficient with respect to the interest of the young doctors.
What are the direct entry specialties available at ENARM 2023?
As in previous editions of the ENARM There are 27 options available for all applicants. Although an important point to highlight is that despite what the call mentions, Legal Medicine does not offer places and therefore no one can select it.
- Pathological anatomy.
- Anesthesiology.
- Audiology, Otoneurology and Phoniatrics.
- Quality of Clinical Care.
- General Surgery.
- Epidemiology.
- Medical Genetics.
- Geriatrics.
- Gynecology and Obstetrics.
- Imaging, Diagnostics and Therapeutics.
- Medicine of Physical and Sports Activity.
- Rehabilitation Medicine.
- Emergency Medicine.
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
- Family Medicine.
- Internal Medicine.
- Legal Medicine.
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
- Preventive medicine.
- Pneumology.
- Ophthalmology.
- Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.
- Clinical Pathology.
- Pediatrics.
- Psychiatry.
- Radio Oncology.
- Traumatology and orthopedics.
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