The province adds 379 places for Specialised Health Training for 2027, the highest figure in its history. Of these, 293 are for MIR, with family and community medicine leading with 85 places.
The province of Málaga will offer 379 places for Specialised Health Training (FSE) in the 2027 call, representing an increase of 1.34% compared to 2026 and the highest figure ever recorded in the region. This has been announced by the Ministry of Presidency, Health and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía.
Of the total, 293 correspond to MIR (Internal Resident Doctors), compared to 291 the previous year. The specialties with the highest offerings are family and community medicine with 85 places, followed by internal medicine (17), paediatrics (13) and orthopaedic surgery and traumatology (12), figures that are practically identical to those of 2026.
Also noteworthy are the eleven places for psychiatry and another two for child and adolescent psychiatry. The 2027 call also includes anaesthesiology, cardiology and radiodiagnosis with nine places each; digestive system and intensive medicine with eight; and general surgery and digestive system surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, ophthalmology and oncology with seven places per specialty. Gynaecology, neurology and dermatology each have six places.
The emergency medicine specialty, newly created and debuted in 2026 with two places, now increases to five in Málaga. In the case of Internal Resident Nurses (EIR), the province will have 61 places: 26 for family and community nursing, 16 for midwifery, 11 for mental health, five for paediatric nursing and two for occupational nursing.
A study by the Ministry of Health indicates that Málaga and Granada have consolidated as attractive centres for MIR outside of Seville. The province is "particularly strong" in cardiology, ophthalmology, anaesthesia and digestive, and dermatology confirms its appeal. In fact, the number 30 of the MIR in Spain chose to specialise in dermatology at the Regional University Hospital in the capital last June.
The first vice president of the Junta and minister of Presidency, Health and Emergencies, Antonio Sanz, explained that "Andalusia reaches 2,068 places, the largest offer made to date in our community, consolidating its commitment to train the professionals needed by the Andalusian public health system." The call represents an increase of 76 places compared to 2026, when 1,992 were offered. Since 2019, the offer has increased by 590 places, an increase of nearly 40%.
"Andalusia reaches 2,068 places, the largest offer made to date in our community, consolidating its commitment to train the professionals needed by the Andalusian public health system"
Sanz highlighted the boost to Emergency and Urgent Medicine, which increases from 11 to 36 places across Andalusia, and assured that the planning "responds to the current and future needs of the health system, reinforcing those specialties considered strategic".
Despite the growth, unions have warned of the lack of family doctors and paediatricians across the country, especially in Primary Care. In the 2026 call, none of the 50 best scores chose family medicine, while the six places in dermatology, seven in ophthalmology and the only one in plastic surgery were filled within just three days, areas with more opportunities in private healthcare.
In Málaga, there are more dermatologists, ophthalmologists, otorhinolaryngologists and gynaecologists in private healthcare than in public, given the rise of the former: one in three Málaga residents has private health insurance. Medical associations have requested more gynaecologists and anaesthetists.
The generational replacement problem is evident: 2,899 Málaga doctors are over 55 years old and will retire in the next decade, a third of the total. In contrast, only 2,248 are under 35 years old, according to the Andalusian Council of Medical Associations (CACM).
The FSE exam will take place in Málaga on Saturday, 23 January 2027 at 14:00 hours. It will consist of a multiple-choice questionnaire of 200 questions and ten reserve questions, with a time limit of four and a half hours to complete it.
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