27-07-16 Distribution of teaching posts for professors of medicine

In order to increase the teaching staff at medical schools, an urgent necessity for reasons of public health and public interest, the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs, in close cooperation with the Health Ministry, has approved  50 new positions for professors and teaching staff at medical schools, and university faculties of medicine nationwide.

The education ministry immediately approved the request of medical schools for teaching staff. The decision was signed by Alternate Education, Research and Religious Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou. It should be noted that 500 teaching staff positions had previously been secured and distributed at universities.

The distribution of the teaching posts is as follows:

University of Athens: eight positions

University of Thessaloniki: seven positions, (one in primary healthcare)

University of Patras: seven positions

University of Ioannina: seven positions

University of Thrace:  seven positions

University of Crete:  seven positions (one in primary healthcare)