Overview
- The draft requires budget medical and pharmaceutical students to sign a targeted training contract in their first academic year when an offer exists and they meet the employer’s criteria, with possible expulsion for failing to do so.
- Reciprocal liability is set: employers that do not provide jobs must compensate at least one year of training and pay a double fine, while students who refuse obligations must reimburse the first-year cost plus a double fine.
- A three-year mentorship program will follow initial accreditation, with practice in state-funded healthcare or the employer named in the contract, and detailed rules to be set by the Health Ministry.
- Implementation is proposed from March 1, 2026, with exemptions for students who entered before that date and carve-outs for those already accredited before the cutoff.
- Officials cite losses of roughly 35% of medical university graduates and at least 40% of secondary medical graduates to the state system, while the targeted quota for 2025 healthcare admissions is reported as over 70%, and debate continues before second and third readings.