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Family Physicians for Ontario: An Approach to Production and Retention Policy

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  • Samuel E.D. Shortt
  • Michael E. Green
  • C. Keresztes

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A significant number of individual Ontarians along with entire communities do not have access to a family doctor. The government recognizes the contribution that nurse practitioners and international medical graduates can make to resolving this issue. However, the government is committed to increasing the domestic production of family physicians. This paper focuses on (i) policies that might be pursued, in conjunction with medical educators, to increase the number of new medical graduates recruited into family medicine and (ii) policies, in collaboration with the profession, that would make conditions of practice in family medicine more attractive to new graduates and current practitioners.

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  • Samuel E.D. Shortt & Michael E. Green & C. Keresztes, 2005. "Family Physicians for Ontario: An Approach to Production and Retention Policy," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 31(2), pages 207-222, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:31:y:2005:i:2:p:207-222
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