Overview
- The Ministry of Health published provisional admit lists on Friday, November 13, 2026, showing 40,474 people admitted overall and including 21,668 doctors competing for specialist training places.
- Doctors will compete for 9,676 MIR places, creating roughly two applicants for each medical post and increasing pressure on placement for medical graduates.
- The selection exam is set for January 23, 2027, with a 200-question paper plus 10 reserve items, a four-and-a-half-hour duration and candidate call one hour before the start.
- The 2026–27 call introduces public publication of the academic scoring in provisional results, an explicit ban on electronic devices, use of passive detection equipment and allowance of only an analog watch to curb technological fraud; corrections to the admit lists can be filed electronically from November 16 to November 27, 2026.
- The offer grows by 484 places (3.91%) versus last year and totals 12,850 places, including 1,286 reserved for people with disabilities and 995 available to applicants without Spanish residence permits, reflecting a 53% rise in places since 2018–19 and signaling a sustained expansion of training capacity.