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Canadian Rural Information Service
1-888-757-8725 Recruitment of doctors for rural and remote areas pathfinder 
This pathfinder provides information to assist rural and remote communities in the recruitment of doctors. It includes provincial and territorial government recruitment programs and a bibliography on the practice of rural medicine. This guide is a growing document, we welcome suggestions for additions. Please contact us at cris@agr.gc.ca Canadian Information Centre for International Medical Graduates This web site is a central resource for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) (also referred to as Internationally Trained Physicians). It will be useful for IMGs who are currently overseas and for IMGs that are already in Canada. Internet: http://www.img-canada.ca/en/index.html
12230 106 Ave NW Edmonton, Alberta T5N 3Z1 Tel.: 1-800-272-9680 Fax: (780) 482-5445 E-mail: amamail@albertadoctors.org Internet: http://www.albertadoctors.org British Columbia Medical Association 115 - 1665 West Broadway Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 5A4 Tel.: 1-800-665-2262 E-mail: communications@bcma.bc.ca Internet: http://www.bcma.org/ Medical Society of Nova Scotia 5 Spectacle Lake Drive Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3B 1X7 Tel.: (902) 468-1866 Fax: (902) 468-6578 Internet: https://www.doctorsns.com/ Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association - Rural Physicians Committee 164 MacDonald Dr. St. John's, Newfoundland A1A 4B3 Tel.: 1-800-563-2003 Fax: (709) 726-7525 E-mail: dMason@nlma.nf.ca Internet: http://www.nlma.nf.ca/ Ontario Medical Association - Section of Rural Practice 525 University Ave, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2K7 Tel.: 1-800-268-7215 E-mail: cme_program@oma.org Saskatchewan Medical Association - Committee on Rural and Regional Practice Suite 402, 321A - 21 Street East Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 0C1 Tel.: 1-800-667-3781 Fax: (306) 653-1631 E-mail: sma@sma.sk.ca Internet: http://www.sma.sk.ca/programs/ruralphysician.aspx Society of Rural Physicians of Canada R.R. 5 Shawville, Québec J0X 2Y0 Tel: (819) 647-3971 Fax: (819) 647-3971 E-mail: admin@srpc.ca Internet: http://www.srpc.ca
Alberta International Medical Graduate Program Room G212, Health Sciences Centre 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1 Tel.: 1-866-810-8184 Fax: (430) 210-8166 E-mail: cbeyer@ucalgary.ca Internet: http://www.aimg.ca Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP) - Alberta The Rural Physician Action Plan is a comprehensive series of initiatives designed to address a number of issues identified as having a negative impact on the recruitment and retention of physicians in rural Alberta. For more information, contact: Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan 1000 Manulife Place 10180-101 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3S4 Tel.: (780) 423-9911 Fax: (780) 423-9917 E-mail: Alberta-RPAP@rpap.ab.ca Internet: http://www.rpap.ab.ca/ Health Match BC This program is designed to help remote and rural communities attract and retain qualified general practitioners and specialists. It acts as a one-stop matching service for both communities and doctors. For more information, contact: Health Match British Columbia #200-1333 West Broadway Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 4C6 Tel.: (604) 736-5920 or 1-800-661-2668 Fax: (604) 736-5963 E-mail: recruit@healthmatchbc.org Internet: http://www.healthmatchbc.org Medical Licensure Program for International Medical Graduates - Manitoba Health Tel.: (204) 975-7757 Internet: http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/mlpimg/index.html Office of Rural and Northern Health - Manitoba Health Unit D - 101 1st Avenue N.W. Dauphin, Manitoba R7N 1G8 Tel.: (204) 622-6210 Fax: (204) 662-6211 E-mail: info@ornh.mb.ca Internet: http://www.ornh.mb.ca/ New Brunswick Physician Recruitment and Retention Online New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness P.O. Box 5100 Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5G8 Tel.: (506) 453-8388 Fax: (506) 444-5236 Internet: http://www1.gnb.ca/0396/e/001e.asp Newfoundland and Labrador Health Boards Association - Physician Recruitment Scarlet Hann Provincial Physician Recruiter Newfoundland and Labrador Health Boards Association Tel.: (709) 777-6031 Fax.: (709) 777-8296 E-mail: shann@mun.ca Internet: http://www.nlhba.nl.ca/PR.htm Physicians in the NWT Promotion & Recruitment Specialist - Physician Recruitment Department of Health and Social Services Government of the Northwest Territories P.O. Box 1320 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9 Tel: 1-877-241-9356 Fax: (867) 873-0634 E-mail: hlthss_recruitment@gov.nt.ca Internet: http://www.hlthss.gov.nt.ca/Careers/Physicians/physician.asp Nova Scotia Physician Recruitment For more information, contact: Nova Scotia Department of Health P.O. Box 488 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2R8 Tel.: 1-800-565-3611 Internet: http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/physicians/ Physician Recruitment Nunavut For more information, contact: Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services Tel.: 1-800-663-5738 Internet: http://www.gov.nu.ca/hsssite/hssrecruit.shtml Recruitment Initiatives- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Health Care Programs, North Region Underserviced Area Program 159 Cedar Street, Suite 406 Sudbury, Ontario P3E 6A5 Tel.: (705) 564-7280 Fax: (705) 564-7493 Internet: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/ program/uap/about/recruit.html Ontario Medical Association Central Registry Placement Service OMA Central Registry 525 University Avenue, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2K7 Tel.: 1-800-268-7215, ext. 2908 Fax: 1-800-461-7586 E-mail: june_dyson@oma.org Internet: http://www.oma.org/career/central.html Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) The Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) has it's head office at the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital and provides training in rural community medicine. In collaboration with community agencies and the hospital, ROMP offers medical students and residents from all Ontario Medical schools an opportunity to train under rural doctors in South Central Ontario communities. Rural Ontario Medical Program 459 Hume Street Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 1W9 Tel.: (877) 445-7667 Fax: (705) 445-8911 E-mail: romp@romponline.com Internet: http://www.romponline.com/ Physician Recruitment - Prince Edward Island The primary focus of the plan is to provide incentives for young Islanders to consider a career in medicine and return home to practice. For more information, contact: Physician Recruitment Department of Health and Social Services P.O. Box 2000 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8 Tel.: (902) 368-6237 Fax: (902) 368-6136 E-mail: physicianrecruitment@ihis.org Internet: http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/index.php3?number=17887⟨=E Recrutement Santé Québec Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux Direction de la main-d’œuvre médicale 1075 Sainte-Foy Street, 10e étage Québec, Québec G1S 2M1 Fax.: (418) 266-6978 E-mail: RSQ.md@msss.gouv.qc.ca Internet: http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/sujets/organisation/ medecine/rsq/?accueil Saskatchewan Health Career / Employment Opportunities Internet: http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/hhrp_employment.html
Rural Canadian Locum Manual Society of Rural Physicians of Canada R.R. 5 Shawville, Québec J0X 2Y0 Tel: (819) 647-3971 Fax: (819) 647-3971 E-mail: admin@srpc.ca Internet: http://www.srpc.ca/locums.html
Alberta Rural Physician Link
Rural Locum Program - Alberta
Rural Locum Programs - British Columbia
Canadian Medical Association Career services Internet: http://www.cma.ca/careers Canadian Medical Placement Service (CMPS) The Canadian Medical Placement Service specializes in the placement of permanent or locum: family practitioners, general surgeons, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatricians, psychiatrists, physio/physical therapists, specialized nurses and other specialities. This service is funded by participating hospitals and clinics. For more information, contact: CMPS 148 York Street London, Ontario N6A 1A9 Tel.: (519) 672-0777 Fax: (519) 672-0830 E-mail: info@cmps.ca Internet: http://www.cmps.ca/
Physicians Canada
Gray, J. D.; Steeves, L.C. and Blackburn, J.W. The Dalhousie University experience of training residents in many small communities. Academic Medicine, 1994, v. 69(10), p.847-851. Rourke, James Strategies to increase the enrolment of students of rural origin in medical school: recommendations from the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 4, 2005. Internet: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/172/1/62 ?maxtoshow=&HITS;=10&hits;=10&RESULTFORMAT;= &searchid;=1109172695800_1580&stored;_search=&FIRSTINDEX; =0&minscore;=5000&journalcode;=cmaj
Rourke, J.T.
Audas, Rich, Amanda Ross and David Vardy The use of provisionally licensed international medical graduates in Canada Canadian Medical Association Journal, November 22, 2005, v.173:1315-1316. Internet: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/ 173/11/1315 Dawson, Chris and Robert Walkerl Rural Medicine: From Africa to Alberta Medical Post, March 9, 1999, v. 35(10). Internet: http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp ?content=/content/EXTRACT/RAWART/3510/21.html Easterbrook, Mark and Marshall Goodwin, R. Wilson etal. Rural background and clinical rural rotations during medical training: effect on practice location Canadian Medical Association Journal, April 20, 1999, v.160:1159-63. Internet: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/160/8/1159
Glauser, Wendy
Kelly, L.
Leduc, Eugene
Loveridge, Peter
MacLellan, Keith
National Rural Health Association
OReilly, Michael
Pathman, D.E.; Williams, E.S.; Konrad, T.R.
The SEARCH for rural physicians
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
Tilden, Nelson A.; Tilden, Christopher D.
Wilson, Barry
Wood, Chris
Listserv Listname: RuralMED Subscription address: admin@srpc.ca Description: Forum for rural physicians, and about rural medicine. Internet: http://www.srpc.ca/ruralmed.html Preparing for a career as a rural doctor Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan Internet: http://www.rpap.ab.ca/ify/career.html Recruiting new rural practitioners Bowman, Robert and Cheryl Abboud University of Nebraska Medical Center Internet: http://www.unmc.edu/Community/ruralmeded/ fedstloc/RecrRet/ recrnat.htm
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Canadian Information Centre for International Medical Graduates
Health Professional Recruitment / Retention One West Armour Blvd, Suite 203 Kansas City, Missouri 64111-2087 Tel.: (816) 756-3140 E-mail: mail@NRHArural.org Internet: http://www.nrharural.org/ Rural Doctors Association of Australia P.O. Box 5361 Kingston ACT Australia 2604 Tel.: 02 6273 9303 Internet: http://www.rdaa.com.au/ WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Professor Roger Strasser Convenor, Wonca Working Party on Rural Practice Northern Ontario Medical School Office WGMC B5028 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury Ontario P3E 2C6 Telephone: (705) 675-4883 Fax: (705) 675-4858 E-mail: roger.strasser@normed.ca Internet: http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/aboutWonca/ working_groups/rural_training/wonca_ruralprac.htm
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