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ValueSubtracted@startrek.website

Manitoba adds record net number of new doctors, boosted by international grads: physicians' college (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'm glad they were able to attract more doctors, but Canada had to start ensuring enough Canadians can be trained.

Provide incentives for people to train and stay locally.

Edit:for fat fingers.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago

Dr. Peter Nickerson, dean and vice-provost of health sciences at the University of Manitoba's Max Rady College of Medicine, said the report wouldn't account for a new cohort that graduated in July, and numbers vary in any given year depending on factors like length of residency.

The number of graduates who decide to do their residency training in Manitoba is higher than other medical schools, and 75 per cent of family medicine residents stay in the province, Nickerson said in an email.

Always room for improvement, but a 75% retention rate for family doctors seems pretty good.