Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kelly Grant, Marieke Walsh
Publication Date: April 23, 2024 - 21:42
Medical schools call for reforms to stem family doctor shortage
April 23, 2024
Medical-school leaders are raising the alarm over their students’ declining interest in providing traditional cradle-to-grave primary care at a moment when the country is desperate for more family doctors.Senior officials at four Ontario medical schools told a news conference on Tuesday that significant reforms, including raising pay and reducing administrative burdens, are necessary to persuade the physicians of tomorrow to choose family medicine over higher-paid specialties.
Unpublished Newswire
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