CHARBONNEAU – The problem is doctor distribution, not shortage

Posted on May 18, 2017 in Charbonneau, Local Voices, Page One // 0 Comments

The private model for walk-in clinics isn’t working. (Image: Armchair Mayor)

THE NUMBER of doctors in Canada is increasing faster than population growth says Dr. Michael Rachlis on CBC Radio’s The Current:

“We’ve been increasing the number of physicians at about three per cent per year for the last 10 years and the population is only going up at one per cent per year.”

Another of the panellists on the program, Dr. Danielle Martin, author and VP at Women’s College Hospital, warns of a surplus of doctors:

“In fact you know in some parts of the healthcare system, people are worried about a glut and you hear stories of people coming out [of medical schools] and being unable to find a job.”

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