Canadians who study medicine, even at the best medical schools in the world, face barriers and prejudice when they seek to return home to work in B.C. and rejoin their families. The government has allowed universities, instead of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, to choose who is granted entry-level training jobs as resident … Continue reading
More than 100 stakeholders in the medical profession are gathering in Ottawa this week to discuss a paradoxical issue affecting health care in Canada: a growing number of doctors without jobs. The National Summit on Physician Employment, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, was organized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in response … Continue reading
National recruiters say that as good as 2012 was for physicians seeking employment in hospitals or groups, 2013 will be even better. Due to impending physician retirements, decreases in the hours doctors work and increased demand for physicians, job opportunities for employed physicians won’t just be more plentiful but also will offer more variety. That … Continue reading