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Hey all,
This article was posted on the Toronto Star website (www.thestar.com)
Sounds encouraging!
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Ont. spends $26M on foreign-trained MDs
CANADIAN PRESS
The number of foreign-trained doctors who will be able to practise in Ontario each year will double as a result of $26 million in new funding, Health Minister George Smitherman announced today.
Smitherman said the funding will increase the number of training positions for graduates of foreign medical schools to 200 a year at IMG Ontario, a new assessment, training and placement centre for international medical school graduates.
"This program removes the roadblocks that stand in the way of (IMG graduates) and their chosen profession," said Smitherman.
"So that they can apply their vital skills in Ontario."
The Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario applauded the creation of IMG Ontario, saying it will mean more opportunities for doctors educated in other countries to practise in the province.
"The establishment of IMG Ontario represents a significant step toward creating more opportunities for internationally trained physicians to integrate into the health-care system," said Dr. Uday Shankardass, president of the association.
Smitherman said the funding will also pay for a program to fast-track the assessment and registration of foreign-trained doctors who are already practising medicine in other provinces so they can work in Ontario.
The Ministry of Health has designated 134 Ontario communities as underserviced and in need of family doctors.
"Ontario needs more doctors, and international medical graduates represent a major, untapped opportunity to bring more physicians to communities that need them," said Smitherman.
This article was posted on the Toronto Star website (www.thestar.com)
Sounds encouraging!
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Ont. spends $26M on foreign-trained MDs
CANADIAN PRESS
The number of foreign-trained doctors who will be able to practise in Ontario each year will double as a result of $26 million in new funding, Health Minister George Smitherman announced today.
Smitherman said the funding will increase the number of training positions for graduates of foreign medical schools to 200 a year at IMG Ontario, a new assessment, training and placement centre for international medical school graduates.
"This program removes the roadblocks that stand in the way of (IMG graduates) and their chosen profession," said Smitherman.
"So that they can apply their vital skills in Ontario."
The Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario applauded the creation of IMG Ontario, saying it will mean more opportunities for doctors educated in other countries to practise in the province.
"The establishment of IMG Ontario represents a significant step toward creating more opportunities for internationally trained physicians to integrate into the health-care system," said Dr. Uday Shankardass, president of the association.
Smitherman said the funding will also pay for a program to fast-track the assessment and registration of foreign-trained doctors who are already practising medicine in other provinces so they can work in Ontario.
The Ministry of Health has designated 134 Ontario communities as underserviced and in need of family doctors.
"Ontario needs more doctors, and international medical graduates represent a major, untapped opportunity to bring more physicians to communities that need them," said Smitherman.
