History Forum / General / British History / August 2006

Ominous...

That's Socialized Medicine For You.

Crippled & Stumbling.

DSH
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Doctor shortage to increase by 2015 without foreign-trained physicians:
study

Aug 28 12:10 PM US/Eastern

Doctor shortage to increase by 2015 without foreign-trained physicians:
study

The Canadian Press
The Last Word, First

CALGARY (CP) - A new study by the Fraser Institute says the number of
doctors per capita will drop over the next decade unless Canada relies on
foreign-trained physicians.

The study released in Calgary says government restrictions on education and
training have caused the problem, which will only get worse between now and
2015.

The study urges governments to allow more qualified Canadian students access
to medical training to ease the reliance on foreign doctors.

The doctor shortage has grown in recent years after provincial governments
in the 1980s cut back the number of people allowed into medical school.

The Fraser Institute concludes that Canada's reliance on foreign- trained
doctors is forcing poorer countries, such as South Africa and India, to make
do with fewer physicians.
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