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Comment: A golden opportunity to recruit physicians, but barriers persist (Times Colonist)


British Columbia has a golden opportunity: highly qualified physicians from the United States are applying for jobs in our province. However, we, our administrators, are missing this window due to systemic inefficiencies and refusals to collaborate that discourage rather than welcome new doctors.

Unlike other nations that actively recruit through streamlined, co-ordinated systems, Canada lacks a true “headhunter” mentality. In BC, the process is especially fragmented.

To take a job at a health authority or within a community, a physician must navigate a patchwork of disconnected agencies. None of these entities work together effectively, and no one is assigned to guide physicians through the process ...

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