Overview
- Regional hospitals have begun welcoming the 682 new residents who will train across medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, chemistry and biology in Galicia this year.
- Local receptions held in Pontevedra, A Coruña and Santiago over Friday and the weekend marked the start of clinical duties and on‑call shifts for the incoming cohorts.
- The new Urgencias y Emergencias specialty debuted in Galicia with six residents placed across the region, including the first urgencióloga at CHUAC who will begin night shifts immediately.
- The Xunta has issued targeted operational measures linked to the expansion, including a €6.4 million tender for cleaning services at Montecelo and Hospital Provincial de Pontevedra to support hospital hygiene.
- Officials say the funding and wider push aim to increase local training capacity, expand research opportunities in regional hospitals and improve the chances that newly trained staff remain working in Galicia.