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Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals

The Ontario government is increasing access to physicians throughout the province, including such initiatives as increasing the number of medical school students, developing a new medical school, offering a Free Tuition program to encourage new physicians to practice in undersupplied communities, and working to get more foreign-trained doctors practising in Ontario.

Below is a list of related documents.

Resources
 2003
January 22 Factsheet Supplying More Doctors For Ontario
January 22 Factsheet New Ontario Medical School
January 22 Article Interview with Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean of the Northern Ontario Medical School
January 22 Factsheet Medical Laboratory Technologists in Ontario
Program International Medical Graduate Program
Program Underserviced Areas Program
Program Free Tuition Program
November 2002 Announcement IMG announcement, including links to news release, chart on IMG application process, backgrounder
November 26, 2002 Audio interview An IMG graduate prepares to practice in Toronto
November 21, 2002 Audio clips Eves opens doors for foreign-trained doctors
July 11, 2001 News release Harris government announces new northern medical school and increased medical school enrolment
June 14, 2001 News Release Harris government more than doubles foreign-trained doctors to work in Ontario
May 17, 2001 News release Ontario commits to keeping physicians in the north
January 2001 Report Shaping Ontario's Physician Workforce : Building Ontario's Capacity to Plan, Educate, Recruit and Retain Physicians to Meet Health Needs
Report of the Expert Panel on Health Professional Human Resources
December 1999 Report Physicians for Ontario : Too Many? Too Few? For 2000 and Beyond
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