family doctor
My small Ontario town is offering $100,000 to attract family doctors. It’s not working.
Marmora has 5,000 residents—and only two family doctors
How physician assistants can help solve Canada’s health-care crisis
They can be a lifeline for patients and doctors alike. But right now, only 800 are certified in Canada.
The Bull Meter: Jack Layton on access to family doctors
How many Canadians “can’t find” a physician?
Cleveland med school goes tuition-free
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in Ohio is going tuition-free, the first US med school to do so. As of July, all incoming students will be awarded full scholarships to cover the costs of their tuition, estimated at $43,500 (students will still pay for their living expenses, a cost of about $21,800). As for current students, their tuition will be cut by half.