Rural Healthcare

The Rural and Remote Team Innovation Grant offers up to $25,000 in funding for physician-led innovation projects. Some examples of innovation may include supporting peer learning, creating networking opportunities or introducing new technologies, the Royal College says.

Some businesses have a full complement of skilled labour, but that rarely extends to remote and rural areas where positions remain vacant for years.

As a travelling physician in northern Ontario, Dr. Dannica Switzer is acutely aware of the healthcare crisis in underserved communities.

Doctors can’t prescribe narcotics to people close to them, except in an emergency.

At the Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, Dr. Leary discussed her experience returning to her home First Nation to practice medicine.

Health Minister Sylvia Jones’ office has said it is working on a permanent solution after the temporary program expired, but in the meantime the people who work to keep ERs open are concerned about filling those shifts.

The remote Queensland town of Julia Creek, population 500, is offering about double the salary a family physician would earn in the state’s capital, Brisbane.

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.