TY - JOUR T1 - Medical recruitment in rural Canada: Marathon breaks the cycle JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 1593 LP - 1596 VL - 156 IS - 11 AU - M. OReilly Y1 - 1997/06/01 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/11/1593.abstract N2 - Two years ago, the 5500 residents of marathon, ont., had 1 overworked physician to look after their medical needs. Today, they have 7 physicians to share the load. In this article Michael OReilly looks at the steps the town took to attract new doctors. It offered a financial incentive and also worked to revitalize its hospital. As Marathon worked to attract new doctors, it also found that a new generation of physicians has much different career aspirations than past generations. ER -