The Canarian Health Service (SCS) has announced an offer of 492 Specialized Health Training (FSE) positions for the 2026-2027 academic year, the highest figure to date. This increase represents 168 more positions than in 2018 and 27 additional positions compared to the 2025 call, an increase of 5.81%, surpassing the national average of 3.9%.
The offer particularly strengthens the specialties of Family and Community Medicine, with 98 positions (a 6.5% increase), and Family and Community Nursing, with 34 positions (a 13% increase). These measures aim to ensure generational renewal and bolster Primary Care, aligning with SCS strategies and Ministry of Health recommendations.
A new development is the doubling of positions in the new specialty of Emergency Medicine, increasing from three to six positions, with the goal of gradual expansion in future calls to enhance the response capacity of hospital emergency services.
Training in Mental Health is consolidated with 41 positions, including Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, and Specialist Nursing, along with two positions for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The offer also sees increases in Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Clinical Neurophysiology, optimizing available training resources.
Lanzarote stands out as a hub for specialized health training for the non-capital islands, offering 23 FSE positions. The Multiprofessional Training Unit for Family and Community Care will provide eight MIR positions and four for nursing residents. The Geriatrics Unit maintains two MIR and two geriatric nursing specialists. The Doctor José Molina Orosa University Hospital is expanding its teaching activities across five specialties.
The distribution of the 492 positions is concentrated in Internal Medicine (MIR) with 360, followed by Nursing (EIR) with 102. The remaining positions include fifteen for Pharmacy (FIR), ten for Psychology (PIR), four for Hospital Radiophysics, and one for Biology (BIR).
