Reported increase in med school sets for 2001

[Guest Ian Wong]

Heya,

 

There was an announcement today that there would be an increase in medical school seats in Ontario. Check the frontpage of the ON Ministry of Health here for more details:

 

www.gov.on.ca/health/index.html

 

Also, check out the specific announcement of 120 additional medical school seats spread out over the next two years, plus creation of a Northern Ontario med school here:

 

www.newswire.ca/government/ontario/english/releases/May2001/17/c5708.html

 

Finally, here's some more specific papers regarding physician shortages in Ontario. While it's perhaps too late for this year, this would be excellent fodder for med school interviews, and details the average med student would benefit from knowing.

 

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Report:

www.ices.on.ca/executivesummarydetails.asp?param=1084

 

OMA's response to the announcement:

www.oma.org/pcomm/pressrel/pr170501.htm

 

Fact Finder on Physician Resources in Ontario:

www.gov.on.ca/health/english/pub/ministry/mckendry/mckendry.html

 

Good luck to all of the Ontario applicants this year!

 

Ian

UBC, MS2