Pediatrics is again at the end of the list. 48 percent of the Pediatric Surgery quota at TUS remained vacant

The placement results of the 2026 Medical Specialization Training Entrance Exam (2026-TUS 2nd Term) were recently announced by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM).

Again, children's branches were at the end of the list. 48 percent of the quota for Pediatric Surgery and 27 percent of the quota for Pediatric Health and Diseases remained vacant.

Commenting on NTV, President of the Turkish Pediatric Association, Prof. Dr. Özgür Kasapçopur "We will have difficulty in finding physicians at many points in the future. This will be especially difficult to find physicians not only in pediatrics but also in critical areas. In other words, the preference rates of cardiovascular surgeons, thoracic surgeons and pediatric surgeons are decreasing very much." he said.

Compulsory service, working conditions and malpractice are the most important reasons why pediatric branches are less preferred.

Stating that pediatrics education is a difficult education, Prof. Dr. Kasapçopur "There is definitely a need for encouragement. Pediatrics education is a very challenging training with everything from assistantship training to patient care." he said.

Kasapçopur continued as follows:

"We are raising a child weighing 500 grams. A normal child weighs 3 thousand 250 grams. I am a pediatric rheumatism specialist. We are carrying out a child who does not have all the joints and cannot walk. There is a concept called complication. Unfortunately, in the field of law, we have difficulty in distinguishing between complications and malpractice, and our colleagues are under serious pressure due to the existing malpractice law. That is why all our colleagues are moving to areas with less risk."