Fearing shortage of residencies, B.C. med students lobby health minister for more spots

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Medical students say there aren’t enough residency spaces for medical graduates and those who don’t get matched have to wait a year to compete against the newer graduates

B.C. medical students are calling on the province to increase funding to create more post-graduate training positions.

Randhawa was among the 30 students from across the province who met with 40 B.C. MLAs, including Health Minister Adrian Dix, Monday to lobby for funding. Dix said he was impressed with the case the students made but said there are a number of other shortages in the health care field that need to be addressed, including a shortage of 900 care aides.

 

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