Legislators address measures to ensure a future workforce of physicians.

Well-being is the focus here. - Legislators address measures to ensure a future workforce of physicians.

The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is making efforts to retain more doctors who study at the universities in Rostock and Greifswald. The proposed solution is to allocate more medical study places to applicants who are likely to stay and practice in the state. The SPD and Left government factions have put forth this plan, which will be discussed in the state parliament today. These factions seek more flexibility in how universities allocate medical study spots.

Although MV trains the second highest number of doctors per population in Germany, only around 40% of those graduates remain in the state. The Ministry of Health conducted surveys showing this statistic. About 100 out of 1,000 general practitioner positions in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern remain unfilled, and this problem is expected to get worse as approximately 30% of general practitioners and general practitioners are 60 years old or older and are expected to retire.

Other topics on the agenda for the second day of the session include the future of the automotive industry, the ban on CO2 storage in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the implications of the federal government's planned hospital reform, and the execution of the property tax reform.

Here's a list of scheduled sessions along with links to the corresponding laws and proposals: [link]

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1. To address the issue of physician retention in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, general practitioners who study in Rostock and Greifswald are being prioritized for medical study placements by the state government.
2. The SPD and Left government factions in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's parliament advocate for more flexibility in the allocation of medical study spots to encourage doctors to practice in the region.
3. The Ministry of Health in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania reported that only 40% of the state's medical graduates choose to stay and practice, leaving around 100 general practitioner positions vacant.
4. The German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, known for training the second-highest number of doctors per population, is working to retain more of these physicians, as many plan to practice elsewhere after graduation.

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