translated from Spanish: Colmed criticized law that allows unadsessed doctors to temporarily practice in the public sector

During this day the Medical College issued a statement in which they expressed their rejection of the law, already published in the Official Journal, which eliminates the systems of evaluation of the competences of physicians qualified abroad. This measure is taken in the emergency context resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, and seeks to reduce the impact of the high demand for health professionals it has produced, but the Medical College does not find it to be a healthy alternative, and warned that the decision could be risky. In the statement, they noted from the guild that “While we value the tremendous contribution made by our foreign-trained colleagues in the various care venues throughout the country, we believe it is a fundamental requirement to be able to exercise minimum skills assessment mechanisms, as required in many developed countries,” they said. In this sense, criticism of the conglomerate representing health professionals pointed to the Government, who urgently put the legislative process, as well as the congressional sector that passed the law despite the warnings made, in this regard indicated that “We reiterate our annoyance with the actions of the parliamentarians who approved the project, despite warnings from the medical community of its risks , and the government that put simple urgency into the discussion of it.” Colmed also called on public sector users “to enforce their rights and demand quality standards for professionals in their health facilities.” TWITTER 1315737886248103939

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