This comes after the Register said more than 175 medical doctors emigrated from Portugal in the first five months of this year.
Last year, the number of doctors who emigrated increased to a rate of around 39 a month. The pace has apparently slowed slightly this year to 35 a month, however, the Register fears that the situation will worsen given that 158 young doctors this month were unable to start their specialist training, for lack of open posts, after the applications phase closed on Monday.
In a statement sent to Lusa News Agency, the Register complains that training capacity has not been expanded to meet an increase in the number of candidates, with the result that many doctors will not be able to start their specialist training.
The situation also prompted a reaction from the National Association of Students of Medicine (ANEM), which expressed regret that 158 young doctors, as it estimates, were unable to start their specialist training, noting that a further 213 gave at the application stage.