Adjusting to Ontario’s shifting healthcare needs

Shortage of family physicians a pressing problem, with options provided by the likes of nurse practitioners

Last updated on Jan 29, 26

Posted on Jan 29, 26

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Elmira’s Megan Dunn, a nurse practitioner in town, revealed that more than half of her patients have a family doctor.

Even as millions of Ontarians go without a family physician, a new comprehensive survey suggests that family medicine is not a desired practice among medical students.

More than 2.5 million Ontarians do not have a family physician, according to the Ontario Medical Association. 

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