'Listening to them confirmed to us that we are on the right path. I congratulate those who make an effort,' stated the head of the National Ministry of Health
The official delivered a strong message of support to the doctors in a context in which 141 applicants, mostly foreigners, had to take a new evaluation under strict controls, after serious irregularities were detected in the first test.
El ministro de Salud, Mario Lugones, con médicos.
"While others had to revalidate their scores due to serious irregularities, I received doctors who not only prepared with enormous effort to enter the residencies, but also defended the value of merit, honesty, and training," said Lugones.
"We recognized ourselves as what we are: part of the same vocation, which begins at the university and is projected in every patient, every shift, in the future of the health system," he added.
El ministro de Salud, Mario Lugones, con médicos.
According to Lugones, sharing and listening to the doctors "confirmed to us that we're on the right path", so he expressed his congratulations to "those who study, make an effort, and understand that one can't be a good doctor if one is not, first, a good person."
Regarding the exams for medical residencies, which were strictly monitored after suspicions of cheating, Lugones stated: "Reviewing and correcting was an obligation. We validated what was correct, incorporated a fair criterion to prioritize those who trained at Argentine universities with 5 points and restored equity in admissions."
New exam for medical residencies
On Thursday, 141 applicants, mostly foreigners, took the exam again. The new evaluation was held at Palacio Libertad, under strict controls, after serious irregularities were detected in the first test, which took place on July 1 at Parque Roca.
El jueves se volvieron a rendir los exámenes para el ingreso a residencias médicas.
Of those summoned for having obtained suspicious results, 117 doctors appeared to retake the exam and validate their scores, according to the Secretary of Health Management of the Ministry of Health of the Nation, Alejandro Vilches.
The Ministry of Health of the Nation, led by Lugones, organized this extraordinary instance for those who produced inconsistent results in the previous evaluation. In addition, Javier Milei's government filed a criminal complaint against those who committed fraud or were accomplices in the scandal of the Unified Medical Residency Exam, held last July 1.
El jueves se volvieron a rendir los exámenes para el ingreso a residencias médicas.
"The bibliography includes 100% new questions compared to the previous ones. If the new score is not compatible or consistent with the previous one, the residency can't be awarded. If someone scores 90 points under normal security conditions, the result is valid. This is an exam with 117 candidates, which makes any attempt to cheat difficult," explained Vilches.
