Egyptian Medical Syndicate on Veterinarian Hiring
In Egypt, proposals were discussed to address the shortage of human doctors in hospitals. Some suggested replacing doctors with veterinarians due to the similarities in some coursework and specialties, believing this would help fill the significant gap of about 40% caused by migration, which results in a loss of between 4,000 to 7,000 doctors annually. However, the Medical Syndicate and specialized experts rejected this idea, emphasizing that the studies and disciplines are fundamentally different, and that human anatomy and diseases differ from those of animals, making reliance on veterinarians as a substitute impractical or unfeasible. Experts also pointed out that real solutions require improving working conditions, increasing salaries, and reducing the causes of internal and external migration—such as deteriorating work environments, low pay, assaults, and fears of legal prosecution. Meanwhile, Egypt continues to expand medical schools, which will increase the number of graduates from 9,000 to 29,000 doctors by 2030.
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