A question from the MIR exam, which was carried out this Saturday, has sparked controversy and complaints from both the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (Semergen) and the president of the Col·legi de Metges de Barcelona, Jaume Padrós, and himself. Ministry of Health.
The controversial question, number 84, presented the case of a doctor who cannot get rid of work, both in terms of patient visits and paperwork, and who describes himself as a person concerned with order, rules , inflexible, very perfectionist and incapable of “discerning what is urgent and a priority from what is not.” Based on the above, the examinees were asked to choose which would be the diagnostic orientation among four alternatives for personality disorders.
“This question is regrettable and disrespectful to all primary care professionals who are always 'the last ones out' with endless consultations and an even more infinite commitment to their patients,” wrote Javier Padilla, Secretary of State for Health. , in his account on the social network
In a message also in Because it is unfortunate, because it is misleading, because it is stupidly stigmatizing and because it does not add value.”
For their part, Semergen says that the question "holds the doctor responsible for one of the problems that afflict the Spanish Health System" and considers that it is "a regrettable lack of respect towards professionals", since "the doctor was blamed." of the workload and attempts are made to pathologize this situation.”
Semergen also considers that this situation is very unfortunate and “it is intolerable to hold the doctor responsible for the great burden he suffers both at the bureaucratic level and in the consultation. Currently, primary care is suffering a deep crisis and at Semergen we have been denouncing for years the lack of investment, the lower provision of human resources, the job insecurity and the excessive bureaucracy that family doctors endure.”
In the opinion of this medical group, questions like this “discourage new generations from wanting to dedicate themselves to family medicine and what they achieve is to generate great discomfort in the profession.”
