- It is compulsory for all medical students to complete one year of social service and it is the last stage to conclude their career.
- All general practitioners who want to become specialists must take and pass the ENARM.
- In some specialties it is necessary to repeat the social service during the residency even though the payment amount is different.
Professional improvement leads thousands of doctors to continue their studies after concluding their medical degree. The most common path is to take a residency, although it is also one of the most laborious. What not many know is that during this stage it is also necessary to fulfill the social service, but do you know how much each one receives as payment?
First of all, it is necessary to remember that the Social service is mandatory for all medical students. In fact, it is the final step to be able to graduate from the university and must be completed at the end of the internship.
Social service in Medicine
In this case, you have a duration of 12 months and the natural thing is to be sent to a health center to fulfill the same functions as a professional doctor. The problem is that many times they have to do these tasks in rural areas that lack sufficient security measures. Frequent cases of aggression against young people are even reported.
On the other hand, those interested in becoming specialists must first pass the National Examination for Applicants for Medical Residences (ENARM) to obtain a position within hospitals. If they succeed, a new stage begins for their academic and professional life.
Throughout this facet they must fulfill the double function of being students and workers at the same time. It is not easy because it is necessary comply with days that extend for 36 hours in a row and without rest.
However, a characteristic that some specialties have is that it is necessary to repeat the social service. In some it lasts four months and in others six. While in both it must be carried out in rural areas because it is where the greatest deficit of specialists in the country prevails.
How much is the payment that a resident receives during her social service?
Based on the above, the R4 of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Isabel Salas, who is also dedicated to the creation of content on social networks, published a video about his experience. In her case, she was sent to a town in Sonora to fulfill her social service, although the most important thing is that she disclosed the amount of the payment that she receives in return.
According to his testimony, the Salary/scholarship received for being in the last year of residency is 7,200 pesos a fortnight. Although for the following six months that you must fulfill your social service, you are entitled to an additional bonus.
In this sense, the rural hospital to which she was sent does not have space to accommodate residents. Therefore, the young woman receives an additional bonus to be able to rent a room in the vicinity of the hospital. From the above he receives a total payment close to 20 thousand pesos for fulfilling his social service.
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♬ original sound – Isabel Salas
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♬ original sound – Isabel Salas
With this in mind, he emphasizes that so far he has not had any unpleasant experiences. Although the hospital where he is located is far from the big cities of Sonora, at least it does have enough equipment.
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