Job status after the resident training period in Spain. Analysis of a national survey.
Authors: Miguel García Sanz, Moises Rodríguez Socarrás, Leonardo Tortolero Blanco, Laura Pesquera-
Ortega, Juan Colombo y Juan Gómez Rivas.
Arch. Esp. Urol. 2018; 71 (1): 40-45
Vol. 71, Number. 1, Jan/Feb 2018
OBJECTIVES: Since the establishment of
specialization of medicine through the residency system,
Spanish health care has sought to maintain a balance
between established needs and trained professionals,
with the aim of avoiding the deficit or excess of healthspecialists with its consequences. The objective of the
present review is to know the working conditions of
urologist specialists at the end of the residency training
period.
METHODS: The results of a survey for urologist who
completed their residency contract from 2012 to 2016
are presented, assessing working status, academic and
working data during the first months after the completion
of specialized training.
RESULTS: A total of 42 surveys were collected. All respondents
had a working contract within 6 months of
completing their training. 71% had a temporary contract,
most with duration of less than one year. There
are more contract numbers in the public health system,
although they increase progressively in the private sector.
More than half of the respondents were satisfied with
their work situation.
CONCLUSIONS: The work insertion of the recently specialized
urologists is high, reaching 100% within 6 months
of finishing their specialization. Labor quality issues
are not so positive, observing great working instability
associated to a high proportion of temporary contracts
lower than 6 months.
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