Although there are no updated statistical data that reveal the educational preferences of health professionals. It is highlighted that medical specialties in Mexico are very popular, since there are more than 140 schools; public and private entity; in all the country. Where, human resources for health, can be constantly trained, in order to offer high quality standards to the population.
However, the results of some studies made by the National Normative Committee of Medical Specialties Councils; (CONACEM), http://www.comaem.org.mx/; indicate that in Mexico there are more specialists than general doctors. However, it is also pointed out that factors such as migration, the aging of the population and the increase in chronic and degenerative diseases, demand a greater number of specialists than are currently being trained.
Furthermore, when the General Health System is faced with various challenges related to public health. Which include, among other issues, the coverage of primary and specialized care for the population in different geographical areas. In addition, to create policies that eliminate gender inequality and the imbalance in public and private care. In any case, seeking to improve access to health institutions and services, in an inclusive way for the entire community.1
Medical specialties in Mexico are not in accordance with the needs of the population; by migration and other factors; despite the fact that health professionals seek training every day.
In this way, we see that the General Health System offers around 80 medical specialties, among the different universities in the country. But, it should be noted that the National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, promotes 78 of these courses, welcoming more than 50% of the students who want to be experts in the different branches of medicine.1
Thus, as general surgery, anesthesiology, obstetric gynecology and family medicine, have a high rate of popularity. While neuropathology, clinical neurophysiology, oncological gynecology and urology, have a low demand among Mexican doctors in recent years. https://www.anmm.org.mx/GMM/2018/n3/GMM_154_3_342-351.pdf.
In, but, the places offered for medical specialties are full. Hence, family medicine, internal medicine, anesthesiology and pediatrics, welcome a greater number of students in the classrooms of the different institutions in the region. As do subspecialties such as allergy and clinical immunology, angiology and vascular medicine, human reproductive biology, and cardiology.2
Quality control requires a certification every 5 years
The Mexican Council for the accreditation of medical education is the entity in charge of guaranteeing the quality of specializations, http://www.comaem.org.mx/. In such a way, that academic training remains at the forefront of new tools and is reflected in hospital care, prevention campaigns and advances in health treatments, favoring the entire population.
In this way, we observe that health professionals in Mexico seek to improve their professional profile, focused on meeting the needs of a longer-lived population that requires special care, to live with quality.
References:
1.Gerhard Heinze-Martin, Víctor Hugo Olmedo-Canchola, Germán Bazán-Miranda, Napoleón Andrés Bernard-Fuentes and Diana Patricia Guízar-Sánchez. Specialists in Mexico. Gac Med Mex. [internet] 2018 [ consultado 14 oct. 2021]; 154: 342-351. Available in:
https://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/gaceta/gm-2018/gm183l.pdf.
2.José Luis Akaki Blancas, Joaquín López Bárcena. Training of specialist doctors in Mexico. Rev. educ. Med. [internet] 2018 [ consultado 14 oct 2021]; 19 (1): 36-42. Available in:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1575181318300299.