We have a critical shortage of doctors and nurses in Canada. Almost a quarter of our population <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;can\u2019t find&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://data.ourcare.ca/all-questions&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://data.ourcare.ca/all-questions" target="_blank">can’t find</a> a family doctor. Wait times for seeing a specialist, getting medical imaging and surgical dates continue to climb, with only Band-Aid solutions being proposed by the federal and provincial governments. We desperately need to expand medical schools and the licensing of highly qualified foreign medical graduates.

New medical school sees lowering standards and avoiding meritocracy as the route to increased diversity{ai:summary}<p>Canada faces a significant shortage of doctors and nurses, with nearly 25% of the population unable to find a family doctor. Increasing wait times for specialists and surgeries highlight the need for systemic changes in medical education and licensing for foreign graduates.</p><p>#health</p>

Harry Rakowski: Increasing diversity in medicine is important. TMU is doing it the wrong way

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