2023-09-15 02:00:06
In 1977 the CIFRHS applied the ENARM for the first time.
The exam is based on the knowledge that all general practitioners should have from what they learned at university and internship.
It is a mandatory test for those interested in pursuing a specialty in Mexico.
The preparation of all doctors is complicated, although one of the biggest challenges comes after completing their degree. Its about National Examination of Aspirants to Medical Residencies (ENARM) and to date its existence divides opinions. For some it is necessary because it measures the capacity of health professionals, while others claim that it is a filter that prevents professional improvement.
A point that should never be forgotten is that Medicine is a career based on constant updating. It doesn’t matter if you are a recent graduate or a doctor with decades of experience because everyone must maintain interest in acquiring new knowledge.
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In this sense, within this area, innovations and treatments always appear that have the objective of offering a better service to patients. Therefore, the ideal is to stay informed about these advances so as not to be left behind.
On the other hand, it is also important to remember that in this profession, training does not end upon graduating from university. It is also possible to prolong the preparation in different ways, although the most common path is through a specialty.
In this regard, the ideal would be for all those interested in a residency to be able to continue with their studies but due to the conditions of the country that is impossible. One barrier is the number of hospitals because they are insufficient to house so many young people.
When was ENARM first applied?
With this in mind, in 1977 the Interinstitutional Commission for the Training of Human Resources for Health (CIFRHS) applied for the first time the ENARM. It consists of a highly complex test based on the knowledge that all general practitioners should have.
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Now, because only a minority manages to pass the exam, there are different schools that offer study courses. Most of them have a duration that varies between six and 12 months, although in the end they are reviews of everything seen during the race.
About this point, the Dr. Jonathan Rodríguezwho is an obesity and minimally invasive surgery surgeon, published a comment that has caused controversy within the union.
Can anyone pass the ENARM without taking study courses?
According to his point of view, the best preparation course for the ENARM It is the entire medical career that consists of seven years of training. The problem is that there are people who want to learn in months-long courses everything they did not do during their university stay and that is why they arrive stressed on the exam date.
The ENARM is an exam for which you prepare for 7 years, they want to take a course before doing it, that’s why they get so stressed. #funenme
— yourdoctorfavorito (@doctorfavorito) September 6, 2023
In response, various doctors have published their position regarding the comment and there are both those who share the opinion and those who think that the surgeon is wrong.
On the one hand, among the detractors are those who criticize the Mexican educational system. What is mentioned is that despite the shortage of specialists in Mexico, general physicians are also required to care for the population.
Likewise, judging a person by their score on a test like the ENARM It’s forgetting everything you did before. Completing a career as extensive as Medicine is an achievement that not everyone achieves.
For now, do you think that any doctor can pass the ENARM without taking additional courses of study?
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