Despite the risks that health professionals currently face, the Autonomous University of Coahuila the interest of applicants is maintained medicine to study and pursue a career, even in At the beginning of the semester, a 2 percent increase in enrollment was observed.
Mario Alberto José de los Santos, Academic Secretary of the Faculty of Medicine, indicated that the pandemic facing the world has tested the vocation of those who dedicate themselves to health care, leaving in response the great commitment not only of professionals but students who even fulfill their social service.
In the case of Saltillo, said that 118 only entered the Faculty of Medicine, who have already started the previous preparation course through virtual platforms such as Zoom.
Regarding those who entered the race, he indicated that most are already working in the induction workshop, although some applicants who have not paid the registration, but have been granted an extension, are waiting.
The academic indicated that the desertion that they have registered does not have to do with the health contingency due to covid-19, but as a natural phenomenon that occurs in the first two years of the degree program in which 10 percent leave their studies and At the end of this the report is 30 percent.
Leticia Martínez, student, indicated that although her family discussed at some point the risks that this profession implies at present, she points out that choosing this career is part of the vocation and at the moment a test to know who are really health professionals. committed to all that this implies.
“First of all, it is not easy to enter the race because it requires great skill and ability, because we are talking that saving lives will depend on us, and this is an opportunity to know who really wants to exercise, unfortunately today it is more risky” , said.
Blanca Rodríguez, an active nurse, regretted that doctors, doctors and health workers have lost their lives for fulfilling their work, but indicated that it is part of the vocation and commitment that they established from the moment they decided to dedicate themselves to this activity. .
Job panorama for graduates is adverse in La Laguna
Every year an average of 200 medical students graduate from the lagoon universitiesAlthough the educational authorities denied that the pandemic had an impact in terms of the number of applicants for this 2020.
However, several of these professionals have faced a job landscape complicated by the coronavirus.
According to a report by the Citizen Observatory of La Laguna with data from the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES), INEGI and Social Security, During the last year, 213 young people left that career.
It is a small amount if you take into account that 6,507 people in the Metropolitan Area completed their university studies during 2019.
As for the number of applicants, the Autonomous University of Coahuila (UAdeC) is the one with the most and 1,413 people took the exam in the last admission process.
The report of the Torreón Unit Coordination reveals that only 120 were admitted and 79 came out last year.
Despite this, a few days ago in an interview with the press, Salvador Chavarría, director of the Faculty of Medicine, stated that The pandemic has not interfered with the high aspirations that many young people have to become doctors.
However, recently graduated doctors consulted by Milenio affirmed that the outlook is adverse due to the conditions of the pandemic and the lack of supplies in health institutions.
“The picture is very black. There is fear, uncertainty, everything bad that you can imagine because you realize that we are acting with knowledge but without tools, “said one of the doctors who preferred to remain anonymous.
He indicated that he and other recent graduates were part of the first wave of attention and contingency of the pandemic during the months of March, April and May. In the first instance, this consisted of sanitary fences and filters that were installed in companies in the region, but they also had to follow up on suspicious people and channeled them to carry out a test.
“So in the morning I was in the fence of the company and in the afternoon, night, early morning, I was in a hospital and then in another and then in another.”
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