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Apr 5, 2023 · A national medical license is not going to fix the doctor shortage, but will allow Canada to "distribute doctors … in a little bit more of an equitable or fair way," said Raza. Canada is short ...
2 days ago · To remedy this, Sinclair says medical residencies should have a different stream for foreign-born doctors that more accurately assesses their qualifications. Like McGuire-Brown, she also recommends the expansion of supervised clinical positions in family health teams and Indigenous health centres where these doctors could gain clinical experience while meeting the needs of underserved communities.
1 day ago · According to the Ontario Medical Association, the province needs more than 2,500 additional physicians to fill the gap. In recent years, the province’s community of internationally trained physicians has organized and advocated for increased residency placements and clinical opportunities that would allow them to gain licensure, among other supports.
Aug 9, 2022 · Have the Ontario government implement Practice Ready-Assessments (PRAs) for international medical graduates, which would allow internationally trained physicians to receive a licence after just 12 ...
Jan 12, 2024 · In exchange, doctors should be expected to accept more patients. The numbers would look something like this: Ontario has 14,368 family doctors in active practice, the provincial government says. Taking on all of the 2.3 million people who lack a doctor would require each doctor to add 160 new patients, thus increasing the average practice size by about 13 per cent.
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Feb 5, 2020 · With these precedents, it is plausible, from a legal point of view, to consider the possibility of implementing a national licensing system for doctors and other health-care providers in Canada ...
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Apr 26, 2021 · As the third wave of COVID-19 puts more Canadians into hospital and ICU wards, Ontario hospitals are struggling to find staff and resources, while non-COVID-19 patients are faced with longer waits ...
