Children and surgery remained vacant again
The results of the first-term supplementary placement for the Medical Specialization Training Entrance Exam ( TUS ) have been announced. The placement schedule for the first-term TUS placements remains unchanged. According to the table published by ÖSYM, the quotas for departments such as pediatrics and health, pediatric surgery, general surgery , emergency medicine, gynecology and obstetrics, cardiovascular surgery, and family medicine remain unfilled.
Despite low scores, the failure to fill quotas in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, emergency medicine, and surgery in teaching and research hospitals and city hospitals was noteworthy. Physicians emphasized that workload, excessive shifts, inadequate financial and employee rights, violence, malpractice (incorrect medical practice), and lawsuits all influence their choices, and reiterated their warning, "This situation will lead to very serious problems in public hospitals in the coming years."
EAST IS EMPTY AGAINMeanwhile, in many regional cities, beyond departments, quotas remained vacant. For example, in Adıyaman, only 5 of the 25 available places for 10 different departments were filled. A similar situation was observed in Çorum, which opened quotas for 8 different departments. Only 6 of the 33 available places were filled. In Rize, only 2 of the 31 available places for 8 different departments were filled . Turkish Surgical Association Secretary General Dr. Murat Akın said, “University workloads are immense. Because of the revolving fund, no one wants to specialize at a university. The difference in on-call and revolving fund salaries for assistants at training and research hospitals and universities also influences these choices. There are hospitals where the difference is as much as the cost of rent. Another reason for this public sector shortage is working conditions. If this continues, there will be a surge of doctors in university hospitals and training and research hospitals in major cities in the coming years, but there will be no doctors in Anatolia. Because the number of specialists is low, everyone will have to go to the big cities, and there will be no surgical doctors in Kırşehir, Yozgat, or Şanlıurfa.”
Prof. Dr. Özgür Kasapçopur, President of the Turkish Pediatric Association, emphasized the alarming decline in interest in pediatric specialization in Türkiye in recent years, saying, “Factors such as excessive workload, inadequate legal protection, violence in healthcare, low wage policies, and professional discredit are pushing young physicians away from pediatric specialization. Children and our people will suffer the most. Besides pediatrics, many specialties, especially surgery, are not being chosen. This is a very difficult time for pediatrics. It's clear that the health of our children is at risk. We may not be able to find doctors to care for them. Precautions must be taken against this.”
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