Now the minimum score will be 360, which corresponds to the equipped percentage of 34.5%, and will be considered one ves is the State of Emergency by covid-19
In May 2019 the minimum score for the exam was 409, equivalent to the equipped percentage of 42.00%. In June of 2020 it changed to 41.5%.Erick Marciscano | La Estrella de Panamá
The Interinstitutional Council on Basic Medical Certificates establishes a temporary way that the minimum score for approving the basic medical certification exam will be 360, which corresponds to a percentage of 34.5%.
The notice will be for the examinations which will take place from March 2021 and will be held until the declaration of the State of Emergency Situation declaration, signal Resolution No.01 of March 3, 2021, published in Official Gazette No. 29234.
It is up to the Ministry of Health to act as the Caja de Social Security, occupying 100% of the available internships in all countries, for which it is necessary to make adjustments to the score of the basic certification exam in medicine as a reference to the minimum point established by the National Council of Medical Evaluation of the United States ”, commented the Interinstitutional Council of Basic Certificates in Medicine.
In May 2019, the minimum score of the basic medical examination exam was 409, equivalent to the equipped percentage of 42.00%. Disappointed in June of 2020, it changed to 41.5%.
The 34.5% score will be considered by the Interinstitutional Council on Basic Medical Certification, as the State of Emergency against the coronavirus pandemic.
The Basic Medical Examination examination has been applied since 2014, by the Interinstitutional Council of Basic Medical Certificates, in coordination with the University of Panama and the National Council of Medical Examiners (National Board of Medical Examiners).
The finalization of the mechanisms for evaluating the level of academic, scientific and technical competence, as well as the ethical conduct of the nationals and foreigners who enter into the health care system and maintain a continuous and permanent professorship.
The basic medical certification exam is applied before the internships in the careers that are required.