‘This really opens physician’s eyes’: KW Chamber of Commerce touring future doctors at recruitment event
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The need for doctors is becoming more desperate. A recent report by the Ontario College of Family Physicians forecasts that by 2026, 4.4 million people will be without a family doctor.
The need for doctors is becoming more desperate. A recent report by the Ontario College of Family Physicians forecasts that by 2026, 4.4 million people will be without a family doctor.
But, an event this weekend hopes to address that problem by focusing on the next generation of doctors.
"This really opens physician's eyes in terms of what the opportunities are in this community," said local family physician, Mohamed Alarakhia.
The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is hosted its 25th annual physician recruitment event, where over 30 family physicians and specialists came together under one roof at Communitech in Kitchener.
"Right now, we have close to 70,000 people that don't have access to a primary care physician and so for us, this is a real opportunity to welcome and showcase the entire region to not only young physicians but also their partners," said President and CEO of the chamber, Ian McLean.
McLean says the annual resident weekend is a major recruitment initiative.
"These residents, second and third year residents, get to choose where they want to practice and we want it to be here.”
