The Minister of Health announced the results of the 2026 Residency Exam / The highest scores were 943 in Medicine, 936 in Dentistry, and 925 in Pharmacy

The National Residency Exam ended on Sunday, after 9,969 candidates took part in the examination organized for the fields of Medicine, Dental Medicine and Pharmacy. The papers were graded, and the scores from the six university centers were centralized.

The highest national results were 943 points in Medicine, achieved in Bucharest; 936 in Dental Medicine, in Timișoara; and 925 in Pharmacy, in Bucharest. In Medicine, 4,481 positions and 265 posts were available, while 1,855 candidates competed for 491 positions in Dental Medicine, and 934 candidates competed for 245 positions in Pharmacy.

At the beginning of November, Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete announced that 7,180 candidates had registered for Medicine, compared with 6,956 the previous year.

The passing threshold was set at 565.8 points for Medicine, 559.2 for Dental Medicine and 555 for Pharmacy. The ranking is national for each field, and positions and posts are allocated in descending order of scores.

Residents assigned to positions sign fixed-term employment contracts equal in length to the duration of their training, while those assigned to posts sign open-ended contracts with the healthcare facility that offered the post in the competition.