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Final Stage of MIR Residency Selection Highlights Persistent Specialty Imbalances

As of May 19, 3,633 residency slots remain unfilled, with Family and Community Medicine struggling to attract candidates while high-demand specialties like Radiodiagnóstico and Neurología are fully assigned.

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Overview

  • The MIR residency selection process entered its final phase on May 19, with 8,091 candidates competing for 3,633 remaining positions out of an initial 9,007 slots.
  • Radiodiagnóstico and Neurología have exhausted their available positions, while Reumatología is nearing full allocation.
  • Family and Community Medicine continues to lag in candidate interest, with many positions still unclaimed despite high demand for primary care physicians nationwide.
  • Análisis Clínicos, Bioquímica Clínica, and Medicina del Trabajo also remain under-subscribed, with no assignments reported during the first week of the process.
  • The disparity in specialty preferences underscores ongoing challenges in balancing healthcare workforce distribution across Spain.