Regulatory changes to ‘eliminate barriers’ in bringing international doctors to Manitoba
Regulatory changes to “eliminate barriers” in bringing international doctors to Manitoba Newly approved regulatory amendments will help internationally trained doctors work in the Manitoba health-care system sooner, the province announced Friday. According to a news release, changes to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba’s regulations remove the requirement for internationally educated physicians in […]
College Announces More Physicians Now Eligible for Licensure
College Announces More Physicians Now Eligible for Licensure March 6, 2023 American Board-certified physicians are now eligible for Full Licensure in Nova Scotia, without the requirement for Royal College certification. Nova Scotia is the first province to do so. The College will also accept enrolment in the relevant continuing professional development (CPD) program in the United States in […]
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One in six family doctors are near retirement age, leaving millions of Canadians in health care limbo
Nearly one in six family doctors in Canada are 65 and older and nearing retirement, leaving millions of Canadians potentially losing their access to primary care. Seniors make up the fastest-growing share of family doctors, with the percentage 65 and older more than doubling to 15 per cent from 6.5 per cent over the past 20 years, […]
Family doctor shortage is symptom of ongoing healthcare problems in Ontario
Cutbacks and lack of investments mean it is now much harder to recruit and find family doctors, writes CEO Duff Sprague. If you move to a new neighbourhood, most Ontarians expect to have local schools for their children. Why can this not be true for having a family doctor or nurse practitioner? It is fair […]
Happy Holidays
Our team at CanAm Recruiting Inc. is sending you this message to inform you of an exciting milestone in our organizational history. We are celebrating our 25th year of recruiting physicians, consulting with healthcare organizations, and engaging with thousands of physicians worldwide. We are very excited to include you in our celebrations and grateful that […]
The Atlantic Immigration Program: A Path Forward
The Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) began as a pilot program in 2017, and became a permanent federal immigration program in 2022. While the AIP retained several key features and criteria of the Pilot, it also included several major changes to the Pilot. The AIP’s goal is to help employers hire Applicants for jobs they haven’t been able to […]
Canadian doctors trained at international medical schools increasingly giving up on their home country for work
<<Reposted from the Globe and Mail | December 12, 2022>> Canada’s health care system needs physicians to fill important gaps, but it has also set up barriers for international graduates to practise here instead of the U.S., Britain and Australia GREG MERCER Globe and Mail Matthew Macciacchera of Vaughan, Ont., stands in Dublin outside the […]
Covid-19 Pandemic & Family Physician Shortage in Ontario
“About three percent of family doctors across the province — 385 doctors — stopped practising between March and September 2020, according to a study led by Unity Health Toronto that was published Monday in Annals of Family Medicine.” About 3% of Ontario family doctors stopped practising Researchers found that doctors 65 and older had left […]
THE CMA FOUNDATION STAFF
A tablet, Internet access and a little technical support. It’s a simple combination, but one that is making a big difference to seniors who have been cut off from friends, family and activities during the pandemic. “Getting them [low-income seniors] connected so they can contact their doctors, contact their families or banks, is really important […]