Leaving family med: Finding mindfulness in helping others reduce their stressFeeling disillusioned about the high stress levels and administrative burden in family medicine, here's how one doctor made the career switch to being a wellness educator. Doctor says Port Hardy, B.C., ER should reopen 24-7 as town has ‘lots of physicians’Dr. Alex Nataros of the North Island Community Health Centre said he cannot understand why the ER at Port Hardy Hospital is still closed at night when the town has ‘lots of physicians for a town of 4,000 people.’ Were you trained as a family physician but no longer work in comprehensive primary care? Whether you’ve entered into a focused practice, completed another residency to become a different type of specialist, or left the medical profession altogether, we’d love to hear from you. No reinforcements People keep saying to train more family doctors. I don’t think they realize that people trained in family medicine can pursue many different careers. Ontario loosens criteria for provincial immigration program for self-employed physicians The province says these changes were made to tackle the ongoing shortage of physicians.
