---
title: "Panama’s Health Authorities Assign 396 Medical Internships, Remove 2025 Waiting List"
date: 2026-03-25
author: ""
url: https://panamadaily.news/2026/03/25/minsa-css-396-medical-internships-2025/
categories:
  - "Health"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "CSS"
  - "internado médico"
  - "medical internships"
  - "MINSA"
  - "Panama health"
---

# Panama’s Health Authorities Assign 396 Medical Internships, Remove 2025 Waiting List

## What Happened

Panama’s Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Social Security Fund (CSS) have adjudicated 396 medical internship positions and eliminated the waiting list for 2025, Telemetro reported. The agencies announced the assignments for the internado médico, the clinical training period for recently graduated physicians.

## Details from Authorities

According to Telemetro, Minsa and the CSS finalized placement of the 396 available slots and removed the waiting list that affected applicants for the 2025 internship cycle. The original report indicated where the internships will be assigned; readers should consult the full Telemetro report for the place-by-place allocation.

## Background

The internado médico is the supervised clinical training stage undertaken by medical graduates before they move on to further specialty training or professional practice. Public placements are managed jointly by Minsa and the CSS and are a key step in integrating new doctors into Panama’s public health network.

## What This Means

Assigning all 396 positions and eliminating the 2025 waiting list removes a bottleneck for recent medical graduates seeking clinical experience within Panama’s public health system. Filling these internships can affect hospital staffing, the pipeline into residency and specialist training, and the availability of supervised care in public facilities.

## Next Steps and Where to Find More

Telemetro’s coverage is the primary source of the announcement. Minsa and CSS typically publish official lists and assignment details through their channels; applicants and institutions will follow those releases for exact placement information, start dates and administrative requirements. Observers will watch how the newly assigned interns are integrated across the public network and whether this resolves local staffing pressures.