The big day is getting closer!
The list of confirmed candidates for the 2025 MIR exam is finally here, along wiht those for the other Specialized Health Training (FSE) exams taking place on January 25th. A whopping 15,000 future medical residents are ready to take on the challenge – 388 more than the provisional list released in October.
In total, 32,074 aspirants are geared up for any of the FSE exams, a 574 increase from the initial estimate. this news comes from a resolution issued by the General Directorate of Professional Order this Monday, confirming who’s in and who’s out for the 2025 FSE access exams.
Breaking it down further, the MIR exam has a final list of 15,887 applicants, with 887 not making the cut. That leaves an exact figure of 15,000 aspiring doctors ready to conquer the MIR 2025 exam. Interestingly, 63.94% of these confirmed participants are women.
The Specialized Health Training department reminds everyone that the access exams for different specializations are scheduled for January 25th, 2025. The allocation process is expected to kick off in April, with accomplished candidates starting their placements in mid-may of next year.
The final numbers reveal a total of 33,240 applicants, with 1,166 individuals not making the cut, leaving 32,074 to take the tests – a slight uptick from the 31,538 provisionally admitted by Health. These successful candidates represent an notable 6.2% increase over the 2023/2024 intake, which saw a total of 30,066 applicants. Out of this year’s cohort, 74.37% are women.
To make sure everyone is prepared, the Ministry has also released the model scientific calculator that will be used for these 2025 FSE exams: the HP 10s+.
Moving closer to becoming a doctor, the final list confirms a surge of over 1,034 additional candidates compared to the 2024 MIR, which saw 13,966 final entrants. These 15,000 candidates will all be vying for one of the 9,007 MIR positions available this year – a 3% increase from last year’s allocation.Aspiring doctors can check their individual scores and academic performance on the Ministry’s website.
This year’s offer marks the sixth year in a row with the highest number of FSE positions in history, a total of 11,943, according to the National Health System (SNS)’s Human Resources Commission. Out of this, 9,007 positions are for doctors, with 8,753 dedicated to public institutions and 254 allocated to privately run centers.
Medicine is clearly the most sought-after field, with Family and Community Medicine leading the pack with 2,508 positions, followed by Pediatrics with 518. Anesthesia & Resuscitation and Internal medicine tie for third place with 434 positions each.
On the other spectrum, the most competitive specializations are Biochemestry & Clinical Labs (only 4 positions) and Immunology (14 positions), both multidisciplinary fields. Medicine Legal & Forensic Medicine sits at 17 positions.