Lawmakers determine rural physician allocation.

The parliament is deliberating over the issue. - Lawmakers determine rural physician allocation.

The proposal suggests a reserved allocation of medical studies at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The requirement is that students agree to work as doctors or dentists in rural areas for a minimum of ten years. Approximately six percent of the overall study allocations would fall under these terms, and the Abitur score wouldn't be the primary factor considered in this case.

The CDU party claims to have advocated for the implementation of the rural doctor quota. Christoph Zippel, the health policy spokesperson for the CDU faction, criticized the red-red-green state government for dragging their feet. "It's crucial that the women and men of Thuringia receive proper medical care across the entire region. Given the age structure among practicing dentists and the anticipated decrease in their numbers in the coming years, it's essential to counteract this situation," stated Zippel. At first, the quota was intended solely for family medicine prospects, but it's now being applied to aspiring dentists as well.

Link to the agenda: [Tagesordnung]

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1. The proposed draft law for reserving medical studies at Friedrich Schiller University Jena would serve as a study place for students committed to practicing as rural physicians or dentists in Thuringia for a minimum of ten years.
2. Christoph Zippel, a health policy spokesperson for the CDU faction in Thuringia's Parliament, supports the implementation of the rural doctor quota and criticized the red-red-green government for delaying the process.
3. The Deliberation in Parliament over the draft law regarding rural physician allocation in Thuringia also includes the expansion of the quota to aspiring dentists, not just family medicine prospects.
4. The CDU party, led by Christoph Zippel, has advocated for providing a designated study place for rural medical professionals from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena to ensure proper medical care across the whole region of Thuringia, including the city of Erfurt.

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