First Hungarian graduate fights against a shortage of doctors in Zwickau!

First Hungarian graduate fights against a shortage of doctors in Zwickau!

In the fight against the shortage of doctors in Saxony, there is now positive news. Maximilian Braun, the first graduate of medical studies at the University of Pécs in Hungary, started his work as a family doctor in Zwickau. This is not only a personal success for the 32-year-old, but also an important step to improve medical care in the region. Minister of Health Petra Köpping (SPD) emphasizes the importance of long -term ensuring medical care, especially in view of the long training times, which are urgently necessary to meet the need. Diesachsen.de reports that over 370 household items are vacant in Saxony, whereby an acute defect is particularly popular in rural areas.

The situation will continue to be tense in the next few years, since around 30 percent of the currently practicing general practitioners in Saxony are over 60 years old and soon retire. These demographic changes illustrate the urgent need for practical successors. The project "Studying in Europe - Future in Saxony", which has existed since 2013, aims to counteract the shortage of doctors. Every year 40 study places are offered for a German -language medical course at the University of Pécs, and the financing is carried out by the Saxon Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, the Saxon health insurance companies and the country.

Details on the study program

Applicants for the program must have an average Abitur average of 2.6 or better and commit to working as a family doctor in sub -supplied regions in Saxony for at least five years. This excludes the cities of Leipzig, Markkleeberg, Dresden and Radebeul. The tuition fees of 7,800 euros per semester are borne by various institutions. There are currently 213 participants in the program, including 164 still in their studies. 49 graduates have returned to Saxony since 2019 to complete their further training in the field of general medicine. Nevertheless, there were also some dropouts, but the program already shows the first fruits.

The minister describes the project as a decisive building block for the future ensuring medical care in rural areas. In addition to the main program, there is the country doctor program that offers additional 20 places for interested parties without a one-off high school diploma and obliges the participants to work in the general practitioner in under-provisioned regions. There are also incentives for doctors who practice beyond the retirement age. Innovative approaches such as telemedicine and mobile practices are also tested to support rural medical care.

The need for doctors is growing

According to the 2019 hospital barometer, over 75 percent of the hospitals surveyed have difficulty occupying open medical bodies. A deficiency of around 11,000 general practitioners will be forecast by 2035, which affects almost 40 percent of counties in Germany. The causes of the shortage of doctors are diverse, including the unattractive rural region and the high demands on the training positions. The medical studies 2020 master plan was launched to make general medicine more attractive and to increase the number of doctors in underserved areas. Duz.de also emphasizes that the need for resident doctors, especially in the family doctor, is enormous.

Perspectives for the training of medical students abroad are therefore of crucial importance. In recent years, more and more young people have chosen the option of studying medicine in countries like Hungary. This trend is not only an answer to the growing demand for study places in Germany, but also an opportunity for many to help others, as a doctor to help others. The project in Saxony represents an important contribution to securing regional medical care and combating the upcoming shortage of doctors.