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A lot is said about medical education and physician training. Not all of it is accurate.
We clear up some common misconceptions.
Get the facts
International students are taking medical school spots away from Canadians.
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No one wants to work in rural Canada.
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Foreign-born graduates are paying to take residency positions away from Canadian medical graduates
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Internationally trained physicians are all stuck driving taxis.
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No one wants to go into Family Medicine.
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Diversity quotas prevent the smartest people from getting into medical school.
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Medical schools aren’t doing enough to address the doctor shortage in Canada.
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Private companies can handle health research for Canada.
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We need money for doctors, not health research.
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Canada doesn’t have enough residency spots to go around.
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Our healthcare system is too overburdened to worry about climate change.
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