As Canada moves toward 3-year training for family doctors, some worry about worsening shortages | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/family-doctors-three-year-program-1.6970719?cmp=rss

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mancy@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

two years is not enough time to learn the core skills, plus subjects such as elder care, new technologies and virtual care, mental health and addictions, and the health effects of racism and colonialism

And yet we let nurse practitioners run around practising independently with like, sub-800 clinical hours.

lemmy_nightmare@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Everyone wants a part of the pie