Ontario to help pay more doctors get northern residency training

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New program begins Saturday to create opportunities for medical students to complete residency training in Northern Ontario

NOSM University expects to benefit from a new physician training program that is kicking off July 1.

Dr. Sarah Newbery, Associate Dean of the Physician Workforce Strategy at NOSM University. said the program will make it easier for new physicians to get a residency elective. NOSM said the data also shows that medical learners who complete both their medical degree and a residency elective in Northern Ontario, the likelihood of practising in Northern Ontario increases to one in two. Additional physicians will return to work as locums, providing important support for local doctors, said NOSM.

 

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