| dc.description.abstract | To adequately plan the post graduate training of physicians, we
need to know the needs for specialists in the country and the most prevalent diseases and causes
of consultations. In 2004, the National System of Health Services assessed the number of hours
and types of specialities available, their regional distribution and calculated an approximate
number of physicians in charge of those specialities, determining an equivalent per 44 weekly
hours of physician. This number of hours is the maximum that a physician is allowed to work per
week. Fifty six percent of specialists correspond to basic specialities (3,688 physicians equivalent to
44 hours, 33% to primary specialities (2,205 physicians) and 10% to subspecialties (666
physicians). The regional distribution of basic specialties is proportional to the population of each
region. However, there are gaps in the distribution of primary specialties and subspecialties. The
demand for specialists, assessed measuring the yield in minutes of each hired hour, determined
that 54% of specialist hours are delicated to the new health program that guaranties the access to
certain specialties in a predefined lapse, to all beneficiaries (AUGE). Moreover the demand for
attentions to cover this health system has a gap of 30% in hours or 800 specialists. This motivated
the creation of new posts for specialties during 2005 and 2006, equivalent to 250 physicians
hired for 44 hours per week | |
