Organization for medical residency placements reveals 100 family medicine slots went unfilled

The Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS), the organization that connects medical school graduates with residency positions, released data on Thursday that show 100 positions in family medicine went unfilled in…

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A doctor back home, a Dollarama cashier in Canada: Will Ontario’s plan ease way for foreign-trained MDs?

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Randall Denley: Ontario foolish to train foreign doctors who don’t stick around to treat Canadians

Why is Ontario, a province where 1.8 million people have no family doctor, devoting hundreds of prime medical school spots to students from Saudi Arabia, future doctors who will help…

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Poilievre calling for national standardized test to license doctors, nurses trained outside of Canada

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a national standardized testing process to be created in order to speed up the licensing process for doctors and nurses who are…

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