According to the folder, 635 professionals will start working in September
THE Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday 23, the expansion of the program More specialists of doctorswhich will now offer 1,778 vacant places, instead of 500, so that the doctors work in Unified Health System (Sus). The initiative aims to try to reduce queues in the public network, bringing more professionals with medical residence in sectors such as oncology and cardiology in the regions in need of the country.
The program will offer 635 vacancies to start in September and another 1,143 for reserve recording. The doctors will be assigned in 245 health structures spread throughout Brazil, with the following regional distribution: 146 vacant places in the north region, 239 in the north -st, 45 in the Midwest, 168 in the south -est and 37 to the south.
According to Felipe Proenço, secretary of work management and health education, the announcement should be published this Thursday 24 and the registration will begin next Monday, 28, through the Unsus platform.
In addition, according to the secretary, the distribution of vacant places has been defined on the basis of the requests presented by States and Municipalities, considering local needs and the ability to receive professionals.
How it will work
The doctors will work in the priority regions of Sus, with a load of 16 hours per week in assistance in Polyclinic and public hospitals. In addition, they will dedicate four hours a week to educational activities such as remote tutoring and reference service diving.
As an incentive, professionals will receive a training scholarship from R $ 10,000, as well as extra benefits for difficult regions, the allowance for educational displaced people and the complementation of maternity and authorship leave.
The proposals aimed at the training and qualification of professionals are part of the program lines of the program Now there are specialists.
Thousands of scholarships for residence
The Ministry also announced a thousand scholarships for Medical residence programs and multi -professional (including areas such as physiotherapy, nursing assistance and psychology). Consequently, the total expected ranges from 3,000 to 4,000 scholarships, intended for programs aimed at women’s health and children, obstetric nursing assistance, rehabilitation and disabilities, oncology and basic health care.
In this context, there will also be incentives for tutors, expert professionals who guide and train others. With each new medical residence program, R $ 4,000 will be paid to both the coordinator and the tutor of the programs. In the multi -professional residence, the coordinator will receive $ 3,000 and the tutor, $ 2,000.
In addition to this measure, to encourage the occupation of vacancies in pathology and radiotherapy, areas of the fight against CancerThe government will offer an integrated educational path with residence, focusing on supervised practice. Those who adhere can receive a scholarship for training.
More doctors programs
Still at the press conference, the Ministry of Health announced that the 41st cycle of the program More doctors Has established a registration record with 45,000 candidates.
In July, about 3,100 professionals started working in family health teams and indigenous territories. Most of the vacancies (75.1%) were intended for small municipalities, located in vulnerable areas. In all, 1,618 cities were contemplated at this stage.
The doctors added to 24,700 other professionals who work today in 4,200 municipalities, reaching 91% of the national territory, according to the portfolio data.
Source: Terra

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