have occurred in “physician-resource policies and medical-licensing requirements in
Canada.” It is also true that “discussions and decisions based on valid facts” are critically …

Dauphinee and Thurber ac-knowledge that major changes have occurred in “physician-
resource policies and medical-licensing requirements in Canada.” It is also true that …

In forced to comment on the articles" What are the facts concerning the number of residency
positions in Canada?"(Can Med Assoc J 1997; 156: 665-7), by Dr. Dale Dauphinee and …

Canada's newest medical school is supposed to welcome its first 55 students in 2 years, but
not everyone believes that this will be a good thing for Canadian medicine. Or even that it …

Iagree with Dr. Farida Atcha, who noted in the letter “Job wanted, anywhere!”(CMAJ 1998;
158 [13]: 1688) that there is a shortage of Canadian doctors willing to practise in rural …

Ihave been a rural generalist physi-cian for decades, and the interest in recruitment is no
less today than when I entered practice. This issue of the CJRM is dedicated to the topic …

There are fewer healthcare practitioners per capita in rural regions compared to urban
regions across the world. Currently, 17.8% of Canada's population live rurally but only 7.6 …

Although there is room for improvement, opportunities exist for Canadians to obtain the
technical skills they need to practise in rural areas. However, education, sitespecific training …

Commentary years in the number of students enrolled in medical school, rising from 1563 in
1997/98 to 2458 in 2006/07. However, only about 11% of these students are from rural …

Changes to physician re-source planning must be made at the beginning of the physician
life cycle-for Canadian graduates, at entry into medical school. If there are truly too many …