Addressing the Family Doctor Shortage in Canada: Drs. Jane Philpott and Anthony Sanfillipo in Conversation

On October 1^st 2023, The Conversation published an article entitled “Family Doctor Shortage: Medical education reform can help address critical gaps, starting with a specialized program”, a critical article of interest to every Canadian, including the 6 million Canadians who find themselves without a family doctor.  The article is available via the Conversation.com to read in full.  With us in this epsiode to chat about insights into the problem of Family doctor shortages and the need for education reform in Canada are the articles co-authors by Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean of Queen’s Health Sciences and Anthony Sanfillipo, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Queen’s University.

Also in this episode, CFRC Campus News Liaison Erika Singh features campus news headlines and a conversation with Amy Simcoe, a student at Queen’s University who discusses the Queen’s Social Impact Association’s initiatives.

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