Overview

• Spain’s Ministry of Health and autonomous regions approved a record 12,366 specialized healthcare training places for 2026, marking a 3.5% increase over last year.
• The new call allocates 9,276 MIR spots, 2,279 EIR positions and smaller quotas in pharmacy, psychology, chemistry, biology and physics.
• Selective exams are scheduled for January 24, 2026, starting two hours earlier than before and reducing venues from 28 to 22.
• Dedicated quotas reserve hundreds of positions for applicants with disabilities and those without Spanish residence authorization, with 928 spots each in the MIR program.
• Regional measures include Castilla y León’s loyalty program retaining 223 recent residents and Murcia adding 438 slots, including the first four urgencies specialty positions.