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For immigrant doctors, the path to permanent residency is fleeting and far from guaranteed. Stefano Spicca/iStock via Getty Images

September 25, 2024

America is increasingly dependent on foreign doctors − but their path to immigration is getting harder

Selma Hedlund, Boston University

While they’re in high demand, more and more foreign doctors are starting to see America’s immigration process as too risky an endeavor.

More emergency medicine residencies have gone unfilled in the past two years, especially in South Florida, Detroit and Philadelphia. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

January 8, 2024

Emergency medicine residencies more likely to go unfilled at for-profit and newly accredited programs

Cameron Gettel, Yale University

A new study finds more emergency medicine residencies are available, but hundreds of the positions are going unfilled.

A program offers training and education specifically on family medicine from the start of medical school, while bypassing administrative hurdles to residency. (Shutterstock)

October 1, 2023

Family doctor shortage: Medical education reform can help address critical gaps, starting with a specialized program

Anthony Sanfilippo, Queen's University, Ontario and Jane Philpott, Queen's University, Ontario

Education has a role to play in addressing the shortage of family doctors. A new program is designed specifically for comprehensive, community-based family practice.

Canadian medical students graduate with up to $200,000 in debt, and burnout rates are high. (Shutterstock)

April 17, 2019

Five strategies to improve medical training – to reduce stress and boost expertise

Stephen L Archer, Queen's University, Ontario

A ‘learn local’ strategy, along with increased residency positions and the return of a rotating internship could go a long way towards improving Canada’s system of medical training.

To become a qualified physician in Canada, medical graduates must complete a two- to six-year medical residency. Competition for spots is becoming increasingly intense. (Shutterstock)

January 16, 2018

Doctors-in-training nervous about lack of opportunities

Tola Afolabi, University of Toronto

Thousands of medical graduates across Canada are waiting nervously to find out whether they will secure a coveted residency spot in the area of their choice.

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