Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians

For the third year in a row, there was a decline in the number of medical students who are seeking residency with family doctors, according to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). “The OMA is concerned about the declining number of medical students choosing family medicine,” OMA President Dr. Andrew Park told reporters on Tuesday. The … Read more

‘The American model’: Ontario doctor claims move to private care building steam

Dr. David Barber, chair of the Ontario Medical Association’s general and family practice section, says a move toward private health care in Ontario is “happening already” and that it’s “going to get worse.” During a news conference Thursday discussing a shortage of family doctors in Ontario, Barber said one of his own patients went to … Read more

‘Sounding the alarm’: 1 in 4 Ontarians could be without family doctor by 2026, groups say

A family doctor shortage in Ontario is on track to significantly worsen, according to the Ontario Medical Association. “Our system is on the precipice of a real disaster and we’re trying to sound the alarm,” says president Dr. Andrew Park. The group, which represents doctors in Ontario, says 2.3 million Ontarians do not currently have … Read more