Overview

• On July 17 the central government removed Vigo as a venue for MIR exams while reinstating Cáceres after Extremadura’s protest, and Caballero accused Galician Health Councilor Antonio Gómez Caamaño of failing to defend the city
• Caballero has sent letters to the national Health Minister and tabled motions in Congress, the Senate, the Provincial Council and Vigo City Council to restore MIR and related medical specialization exams
• The mayor is demanding immediate establishment of an independent Faculty of Medicine in Vigo and holds the Xunta de Galicia and President Alfonso Rueda responsible for blocking the project
• Universidade de Vigo rector Manuel Reigosa has proposed a shared degree model for the final clinical years and gradual decentralization, an approach rejected by Caballero in favor of a standalone faculty
• The Official Medical College of Pontevedra has backed creating a Vigo medical faculty to relieve Santiago’s congestion and address a looming physician shortfall in Galicia