Ander Aranguren, from Pamplona, graduate Chemistry Biochemistry the University, issue of the biochemistry residency program issue .
He has obtained one of the 83 places offered this year by the Ministry of Health, for which 1,126 candidates applied.
28 | 02 | 2026
Ander Aranguren Iriarte, graduate Chemistry Biochemistry the School Sciences at the University of Navarra, has obtained issue in the biochemistry residency program Resident Biologist). This call for applications offered 83 places distributed across hospitals throughout the country, with 1,126 applicants.
Ander was taking the test the second time, having previously sat it in 2025. The Pamplona native, who found motivation in optimizing his study techniques, emphasizes that "the most difficult thing is taking care of yourself mentally; the pressure you feel during the process is enormous."
This graduate he has been preparing for test March 2025, gradually increasing his study routine from five to six hours a day at the beginning to ten hours a day by January. "Every weekday, I set aside at least an hour for sports, and on weekends I spent time with friends and family," he says.
Ander feels "immense" pride in staff is very excited about what lies ahead: "Very interesting doors are opening up for me in my professional future," he says. Although he still has doubts about which specialization program choose (Microbiology and Parasitology, or Immunology), he is leaning toward a large city such as Madrid, Barcelona, or Seville. He plans to make his decision in the next few days.
What stands out for the young man from Pamplona is that his training the double Degree Biochemistry been "essential" in achieving this result. "We come out with a training comprehensive training in terms of content, but also, these days, I agreement to my professors, who insisted on the importance of 'teaching us to think, ' because I believe that has been one of the keys to the process: understanding and reasoning through everything that comes our way," he notes.
Following the publication of the results, the period for presentation will begin. The final list final successful applicants will be confirmed at the end of March, and the allocation of places will take place in April online via the Ministry of Health's website.