CSU parliamentary group wants to create more medical study places

Medicine - CSU parliamentary group wants to create more medical study places

The CSU faction in the Bavarian state parliament aims to increase the number of doctors in Bavaria with a "Doctor Offensive 2030." "The doctor shortage is self-made," says CSU faction leader and former health minister Klaus Holetschek. "More young people want to study medicine than can be accepted."

He demanded that the federal government participate financially in creating additional medical study places. Bavaria has already increased the number of study places at its universities by 2,700 in recent years. The federal government should also contribute to the additional costs incurred by the new Medical Approval Ordinance.

Bavaria wants to create more places. Through a scholarship program, over and above this, 100 young people should be able to study medicine abroad each year, provided they commit to being available as a doctor or doctor in Bavaria for ten years after graduation.

The CSU faction also wants to facilitate access to medical studies. Up to eight percent of places should be allocated in the future through the so-called rural doctor quota. Currently, it is 5.8 percent. Instead of the Abitur note, future influence on admission should be stronger from the result of the so-called medical aptitude test and relevant professional experience - for example, in nursing. The practical year (PJ) for medical students should also be better remunerated.

1. Klaus Holetschek, the former health minister and current leader of the CSU faction in Bavarian Parliament, believes that the doctor shortage in Bavaria is self-inflicted.
2. To combat this issue, the CSU faction is advocating for the increase of medical study places in Bavarian universities, with an additional 2,700 places already added in recent years.
3. In Munich, the capital of Bavaria and Germany, the CSU faction also suggests involving the federal government financially to cover the costs associated with the new Medical Approval Ordinance.
4. As part of their "Doctor Offensive 2030" initiative, the CSU in Bavarian Parliament also proposes creating scholarships for 100 students annually to study medicine abroad, with a commitment to serve as doctors in Bavaria for a decade post-graduation.

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