Cardiology, Ophthalmology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery They have exceeded 80 percent of its places awarded in the evening turn of the third day of MIR 2025 assignment, consolidating as some of the specialties most demanded by future doctors. In contrast, family and community medicine still does not take off, staying at just 1 percent occupation.
The three medical specialties that lead the election on this third day stand out for Your high demand. Cardiology maintains a constant rhythm, adding 19 additional places during the evening shift and reaching a total of 186 awarded. This means that only 17 vacancies remain for distributing, so the specialty is expected to complete its quota in the next day.
Ophthalmology It continues to be one of the favorite options of future residents. With 191 Awarded places of a total of 224the specialty has covered more than 80% of its offer. I know that this discipline soon was a dermatology and Plastic, repair and aesthetic surgery as one of the complete specialties.
For its part, Oral and maxillofacial surgery It also maintains a strong demand, having completed 33 of its 40 placeswhich places it equally above 80% occupancy. This specialty remains a popular election for its combination of surgery and aesthetics, especially among those who seek a balance between clinical practice and surgical intervention.
A rhythm of choice marked from the first day
The tendency to prefer specialties with high demand is not new in this call. From the first day, dermatology and plastic surgery quickly exhausted their places, confirming their appeal among future doctors. Specialties that combine quality of life and good economic opportunitiesespecially in the private sector, they continue to lead the choice.
On the second day, the preferences continued along the same lines, with plastic surgery, dermatology and cardiology highlighting among the most selected options. This third day consolidates that trend, but also highlights the difficulties of some specialties to capture the interest of applicants.
Family medicine, stagnant with only 1% of occupied places
Against the success of the most demanded specialties, Family and community medicine is still stuck. Despite having been selected from the first day by order number 24, only 37 candidates have opted for this specialty, which represents only 1% of its total offer of 2,508 places. Primary care, which constitutes the pillar of the National Health System, still does not capture the interest of future doctors.
This situation is not new. In previous editions of the MIR, family medicine has had difficulty filling its places, which has led health authorities to reflect on the need to improve their working conditions and professional attractiveness.
-Otolaryngology and traumatology advance at a good pace
Otolaryngology has distributed 79 of its 115 places, reaching the 69% occupation. This specialty remains stable in the interest of the MIR and is expected to complete their quota in the next few days.
For its part, orthopedic surgery and traumatology has accelerated during the afternoon, awarding 31 new places and reaching a total of 131. However, there are still 193 vacancies, since it is one of the most numerous specialties on offer, which makes it difficult to close early.
Immunology starts and five specialties are still released
The laboratory has also begun to have prominence in the MIR election. Immunology It has been selected by order number 1903, which will attend this specialty at the San Carlos University Clinical Hospital in Madrid. However, five specialties still do not award any place: Occupational Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Analysis, Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Pharmacology.
This situation reflects a trend that has been repeated in previous calls, where laboratory and less known specialties are usually the last to complete.
Six unpublished provinces
Not only specialties face a slow advance. There are also locations that await their first choice. As pointed out by the Preventivist Ignacio Rosell, six provinces still do not receive any resident: Palencia, Segovia, Ávila, Teruel, Huesca and Cuenca.
These territories, traditionally less demanded by the MIR, face difficulties in attracting future residents, who prefer large cities or hospital centers with greater prestige.
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