The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported through the National Directorate of Human Resources that given the low turnout to fill the positions in the different medical specialties in the past months of September and November, the process of hiring national and foreign doctors continues. .
Among the specialties are for the Health Region of the Ngäbe Buglé region; gynecology and obstetrics (4); family medicine (3); internal medicine (2); pediatrics (4); psychiatry (2) and public health (1).
While for the Chiriquí Health Region: cardiology (2); dermatology (1); geriatrics (2); internal medicine (2); pulmonology (1); psychiatry (2); urology (2).
In the Guna Yala Health Region: anesthesiologist (1); epidemiology (1); gynecology and obstetrics (3); family medicine (3); internist (1); pediatrics (3); psychiatry (2); public health (1).
North Panama Health Region; dermatology (1); epidemiology (1); gynecology and obstetrics (3); family medicine (2); ophthalmology (1); pediatrics (3); psychiatry (1); public health (1).
Darien Health Region; anesthesiology (1); general surgery (1); dermatology (1); gynecology and obstetrics (3); family medicine (2); internist (3); pulmonologist (1); pediatrics (3); psychiatry (2); public health (1).
Colon Health Region; dermatology (1); epidemiologist (1); geriatrics (1); gynecology and obstetrics (3); family doctor (2); otorhinolaryngology (1); pediatrics (6); psychiatry (2); radiology and imaging (1); public health (1); urology (1).
Herrera health region; anesthesiology (1); general surgery (1); epidemiologist (2); geriatrics (1); internal medicine (3); occupational medicine (1); gynecology and obstetrics (4); pediatrics (5); psychiatry (1); radiology and imaging (2); public health (2); medical and surgical emergency (2).
East Panama Health Region; general surgery (1); dermatology (1); epidemiologist (1); geriatrics (1); gynecology and obstetrics (2); family medicine (2); internal medicine (2); occupational medicine (1); orthopedics and traumatology (1); pediatrics (4); psychiatry (1); radiology and imaging (1); public health (1).
Coclé Health Region; allergology and immunology (2); clinical pathologist (1); anesthesiology (2); cardiology (1); general surgery (1); dermatology (1); endocrinology (1); epidemiologist (2); gastroenterology (1); geriatrics (1); gynecology and obstetrics (3); hematology (1); infectology (1); family medicine (2);
physical medicine and rehabilitation (1); internal medicine (1); occupational medicine (1); intensive care physician (1); nephrology (2); pulmonology (1); neonatology (1); ophthalmology (1); orthopedics and traumatology (1); otorhinolaryngology (1); pediatrics (3); psychiatry (1); radiology and imaging (2); rheumatology (1); public health (1); medical surgical emergencies (2); urology (1).
Bocas del Toro Health Region: Allergists and Immunology (1), Anesthesiology (2); cardiologists (1); general surgery (1); dermatology (1); epidemiologists (2); endocrinologists (1); gastroenterologists (1); geriatricians (2); Gynecology and Obstetrics (3); hematologist (1); infectious disease specialist (1); coroner (1); internal medicine (5); family medicine (3); physical medicine and rehabilitation (2); occupational health doctor (1); nephrology (1); neonatology (1), pneumology (1), neurology (1); ophthalmology (2); otorhinolaryngology (1); orthopedics and traumatology (1); pathology (1); pediatrics (5); psychiatry (2); radiology and imaging (2); public health (1); urology (1) urgenciologist (2).
Veraguas Health Region: allergists and immunology (1), anesthesiology (3); cardiologists (1); clinical pathology (1) cardiovascular surgery (1); general surgery (2); oncological surgery (1) plastic and reconstructive surgery (1); thoracic surgery (1); dermatology (1); endocrinologists (1); gastroenterologists (1); geriatrics (1); gynecology and obstetrics (2); oncological gynecology (1); hematologist (1); infectious disease specialist (1); internal medicine (4); family medicine (3); physical medicine and rehabilitation (2); nephrology (1); neonatology (1), pulmonology (2), neurology (1); neurosurgery (1); ophthalmology (1); otorhinolaryngology (2); orthopedics and traumatology (3); pediatrics (10); proctology (1); psychiatry (2); radiology and imaging (3); rheumatology (1); medical-surgical emergencies (3).
Los Santos region: allergists and immunology (1), anesthesiology (3); plastic and reconstructive surgery (1); dermatology (2); endocrinologists (1); epidemiology (1); gastroenterologists (1); geriatrics (2); gynecology and obstetrics (2); hematologist (1); infectious disease specialist (1); internal medicine (3); family medicine (2); physical medicine and rehabilitation (1); forensic medicine (1); occupational medicine (1) critical medicine (2); intensive care physician (2); nephrology (1); neonatology (1), pneumology (1), neurology (1); neurosurgery (1); ophthalmology (1); medical oncology (1); otorhinolaryngology (1); orthopedics and traumatology (1); pediatrics (2); clinical pathologist (1) proctology (1); psychiatry (1); radiology and imaging (2); rheumatology (1); public health (2); urology (1); ER (3)
Interested national professionals must submit their documents in original and copy, to be checked at the Human Resources Directorate of the Ministry of Health (Headquarters-Ancón), from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and interested foreign professionals at the General Directorate of Public Health.
The Minsa indicated that, given the low attendance of national doctors to the calls made by the Minsa, the concurrence of foreign doctors is necessary and thus be able to provide health services to the Panamanian population. Foreign doctors must comply with the provisions of article 4 of Law 69 of 2013 and article 7 of Law 80 of 2013.
