Overview

• The 2025 MIR residency allocation began on May 5, offering 9,007 training positions to 13,692 candidates, with assignments running through May 28.
• The top-ranked candidate, Oleg, selected Cardiovascular Surgery at the Hospital General Universitario de València, breaking a three-year trend of top candidates choosing Dermatology.
• Dermatology, Cardiology, and Plastic Surgery emerged as the most sought-after specialties, with Dermatology filling all available slots quickly on the first day.
• Family and Community Medicine, despite offering the highest number of vacancies (2,508), was chosen by only four of the first 350 candidates, highlighting ongoing challenges in attracting interest.
• Regional disparities in placements persist, with Galicia attracting 21 of the top 350 candidates, while Extremadura filled only one position among the first 350 assignments.