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The Romanian Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, announced plans to ensure that resident doctors are paid for their work, including all on-call duties. This initiative aims to address the current situation where first to third-year residents do not receive compensation for their shifts. Rogobete emphasized the importance of recognizing residents as integral members of the medical team, not just assistants to senior doctors. The ministry is also working on faster recognition of study equivalencies and changes to specialty exam methodologies. The proposed payment system for on-call duties is expected to have a significant budget impact, estimated at half a billion lei annually.