According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of clinical residents hired in 2016 reached a record high.Although it is believed that the increase in the enrollment capacity of the medical school has had an impact, the number of hires at university hospitals remains at a low level, with the ratio of all hires to a record low.The difficult situation is likely to continue for the regions suffering from a shortage of doctors.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of clinical residents hired in 2016 was 8,622. Compared to 2015, the number increased by 378, a record high for the second consecutive year.Of these, the ratio of hiring records in prefectures excluding Tokyo, Kanagawa, Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka, and Fukuoka prefectures in metropolitan areas was 2%, one point higher than in 57.4, the highest ever. There is.
The prefectures with the highest rate of increase in clinical residents were Akita prefecture 35.5%, Hiroshima prefecture 29.9%, Saga prefecture 27.5%, Wakayama prefecture 24.4%, and Nara prefecture 20.0%.
When divided into clinical training hospitals (* 1) and university hospitals, the number of clinical training hospitals was 5,127, an increase of 2015 from FY319, and the number of university hospitals was 3,436, an increase of 59.However, the ratio of university hospitals to the total recruitment record is 40.5%, which is a record low.
In 2003, before the clinical training system started, 72.5%, 5,923 people were trained at university hospitals, and doctors from medical offices were dispatched to hospitals and clinics in depopulated areas and towns and villages.However, with the start of the system in 2004, when the number of doctors trained at the university decreased, the number of dispatched doctors was increased one after another due to the shortage of doctors at the medical office, and the shortage of doctors in depopulated areas became apparent at once.
In rural areas, there are many clinical training hospitals in local cities such as the prefectural capital, and medical facilities are also concentrated.Some say that the shortage of doctors in depopulated areas will not be resolved unless the number of trainees at university hospitals recovers.
* 1 Clinical training hospital A hospital where trainees who have graduated from the medical school of a university and have obtained a doctor's license are enrolled to hone their skills for two years after graduation.It can be accepted by hospitals that have been examined by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and have been designated.
