A number of 237 young specialists were assigned to work in communities lacking specialist doctors. In the festive ceremony held to hand over the diplomats of specialist doctor, Minister of Health Ruxanda Glavan said that she intensely communicated with the local public authorities during the last three months so as to secure particular concessions for the young health professionals, IPN reports.

“Most of you were budget-funded students and residents. This means that the maintaining of the teaching personnel and clinical basis was possible because all the citizens of Moldova paid taxes. You should now work based on the obligations you have towards the state,” stated Ruxanda Glavan.

Another 400 residents of 34 specialties are to receive the diplomats and work assignment certificates during the next two days. The event involved representatives of the local public authorities. These negotiated directly with young specialists and presented to them the concessions from which they can benefit if they work at the hospital in their district.

Under the Government Decision concerning training of resident doctors and pharmacists and employment of young health professional who completed the post-university residency studies with budget financing, are employed exclusively on the basis of an individual contract signed with the Ministry of Health, in accordance with the needs of the state, for a three-year period. If the young specialists do not obey the signed contract, these are obliged to pay back the costs associated with their university and post-university training that were covered by the state, in the amount calculated by the health authority.