A motion by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to restrict specialty
examinations to Canadian-and US-trained physicians has met a storm of protest from …

Physicians in British Columbia are striking to protest a spending cap that was passed in
spite of requests for mediation. Physicians are taking turns in closing their offices for a few …

LEAD: All 50,000 physicians in New York State would have to be re-examined to retain their
licenses under a plan unanimously agreed on by a state medical panel formed by Governor …

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AUGUST 20 2018 NEWS The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) has backed down on its plan to …

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan has passed bylaws that give
foreign-trained doctors an extra year to pass the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating …

According to the Canadian Post-MD Education Registry, Canadian medical graduates
account for 69% of the total 11 961 residents and postgraduate fellows in Canada …

The Canadian Armed Forces, which has already been forced to take steps to retain its highly
trained pilots because of stiff competition from civilian airlines, is now fighting to keep its …

CMAJ publishes as many letters from its readers as possible. However, since space is
limited, choices have to be made, on the basis of content and style. Letters that are clear …

Aproposed freeze on the number of physicians prac-tising in Alberta hasan-gered new
doctorswho had hoped to practise there. On May 28, the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) …

Salter says many communities are becoming more active in recruiting doctors instead of
relying on word-ofmouth. Seeley's Bay, a small community near Kingston, is a case in point …