Overview

• Starting in 2026 each province will design, administer and fund its own medical residency entrance exams, replacing the national Examen Único for provincial positions.
• The national government will retain responsibility for exam administration and scholarships at national hospitals but will end financing of residency grants in provincial systems.
• Investigations into this year’s unified test uncovered organized cheating, leading to re-exams that invalidated 117 top scores and prompted criminal referrals.
• New rules bar graduates from medical schools not registered with the World Federation for Medical Education from applying to Argentine residency programs.
• Health officials and experts warn that decentralization may fragment admissions data, complicate workforce planning and increase costs and inequities for candidates across jurisdictions.