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Canada has a doctor shortage, but thousands of foreign-trained physicians already here still face barriers (www.cbc.ca)
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Ismelda Ramirez says she never expected to swap her white doctor's coat for a McDonald's uniform. Despite training as a family doctor in the Dominican Republic, she ended up working at the fast-food chain for eight months after she moved to Quebec in 2022.

She's one of thousands of internationally trained physicians, or ITPs, living in Canada, the vast majority of whom are not working as doctors, according to advocacy groups.

Despite changes to the process aimed at increasing the number of internationally trained doctors working in Canada, ITPs still face significant hurdles including navigating a complex system, a lack of opportunities and requirements that force some to temporarily leave the country.

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[–] CkrnkFrnchMn@lemmy.ca 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I remember listening to CBC many many years ago talking about this same thing...sad to think that this hasn't been resolved :(

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 11 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

It will never be resolved. Most provincial healthcare programs are heading towards insolvency and the aging boomer demographic will push many of them over the edge.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 8 points 12 hours ago

Maybe they would have been fine if they'd signed onto the agreement to only spend the extra billions Trudeau gave them on healthcare, instead of whinging like a bunch of Karens.