Medical graduates assigned to institutions facing specialist shortages
On November 17, nearly 160 graduates from the Medicine class of 2025 were assigned to medical institutions across the country. This placement was organized by the Ministry of Health, which focuses on assigning young specialists to units facing a critical shortage of staff.
The distribution of graduates targeted individuals from the three- and five-year postgraduate residency programs at the "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Emil Ceban, the Minister of Health and chairman of the Commission for the Distribution of Graduates, expressed confidence that the new specialists "will face challenges and demonstrate the professionalism and responsibility that characterize them."
He encouraged the graduates to contribute "to the development of the health system and to improving the quality of medical care in the Republic of Moldova."
According to official data, 159 graduates are participating in this year's distribution process: 108 have received budget-financed education, while 51 studied on a contract basis.
Of these graduates, 27 were immediately assigned to positions, while 81 were assigned to various posts. This included 45 placements in municipal and republican institutions and 36 in district medical facilities.
The young doctors completed their residencies in a range of specialties, including family medicine, general surgery, neonatology, orthopedics and traumatology, neurosurgery, epidemiology, microbiology, forensic medicine, urology, allergology and immunology, dermatovenerology, hematology, as well as physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Additionally, the list features dental specialties such as periodontology, dento-alveolar surgery, dental prosthetics, endodontics, orthodontics, and pedodontics.
The ministry emphasizes that the distribution process follows the approved order and schedule, with priority given to public medical institutions facing acute personnel shortages. This includes district hospitals, municipal and republican clinical institutions, the National Agency for Public Health, health centers, and emergency medicine units.
