Medical schools refuse to certify Venezuelan doctors

Last Friday, the Colombian Medical Association raised concerns about the possibility that Comprehensive Community Physicians (MICs) could practice in Colombia despite the difference in knowledge and experience they may have compared to those studying in the country.

About it, The Colombian Association of Medical Schools (Ascofame) says it rejects the idea of ​​MIC verification. This is because he participated in technical roundtables with representatives of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, providing arguments that help drive discussions.

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So far, two talks have been proposed (one in December 2022 and another in July 2023), “in which it is clear that the goal is to open up the possibility of confirming the titles of integral community doctors trained in Venezuela. equivalent to general practitioners trained at Colombian universities.” exposes Ascofame in a public statement.

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As a result of the meetings, the government decided not to accept the military-industrial complex formed in Venezuela. For this reason, Ascofame: “Expressed its complete disagreement with the possibility of confirming the aforementioned titles, supporting both the significant differences in curricula, their length, completeness and professional approach, as well as the uncertainty that arises in relation to quality and the relevance of a profile that does not meet the standards recognized by national and international medical and medical educational organizations”

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Columbia Medical Association Statements

Last Friday, the Colombian Medical Association warned of the potential risk this means to the country. Comprehensive Community Physicians (MICs), some Colombians have been educated in Venezuela, have the opportunity to validate their titles and practice their profession in Colombia.

“This statement is a kind of warning about the potential threat that hangs over the health of Colombians, and is related to a legitimate concern that helps us in connection with the fact that several working groups have been held in the Congress of the Republic aimed at ensuring that the so-called doctors of the integrated community (MIC), who were educated in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, can confirm their titles and practice in our country,” the corporation said.

However, Edilma Suárez, director of the Human Resources Department of the Ministry of Health, clarified that the situation arose as a result of a conversation between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, in which some trade union organizations participated. It should be noted that Columbia Medical College was not present.

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“The Columbia Medical College found out about this because integrator doctors moved the topic to social media, saying that the meeting took place. which alerted trade union organizations,” Suarez explained, adding that “the ministries of health and education have established procedures, and any person who studies outside of Colombia must follow them.”

Similarly, the purpose of the meeting was to understand the dynamics many of the generalist doctors of the Colombian community who went to study in a neighboring country, as well as those who enter the country with such a title. Higher because they want to look for sources of employment.

However, Suarez, head of human resources, stressed that “here, to guarantee the right to health requires compliance with requirements that they do not haveIn addition, he clarified that the government does not bring Venezuelan or Cuban doctors and that there are enough doctors in the country, as well as the fact that the quality of healthcare is maintained.

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On the other hand, the caller (Columbia Medical College) stated that the mentioned risk is associated with academic training (which includes theoretical, practical and technical) and that in the case of MIC “This is very imperfect and unreliable given that their curricula do not meet the high training requirements of a healthcare professional.“.

Also because MICs were considered in a different medical, social, political and economic context, for this reason the same Venezuelan National Medical Academy sent a message to the Colombian Ministry of Education in where he explains that the training and skills of these specialists are very different from surgeons or medical doctors from universities with traditional programs in Venezuela.

Regarding the statement released by the college, the president of the Medical Federation of Colombia, Ana María Soleibe, who was present at the ministerial meeting, assured that: “This document is irresponsible because it is alarming and they are using it as a political strategy to create fear in the country. Well, the representatives of both organizations are responsible for saying that there is a law and very clear conditions to meet the verification criteria.”

Jimena Delgado Diaz

School of Journalism EL TIEMPO