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kmcvay@oneb.almanac.bc.ca (Ken Mcvay) writes:
>
>Losing a few doctors isn't likely going to do any harm - I have heard it
>said (with some apparent truth to it) that there is an optimum number of
>physicians which can/will provide optimum health care - the folks making
>this claim also assert that costs being rising dramatically when the number
>of physicians rises above the "optimum" level.

Actually, in your neck of the woods (British Columbia) there is a huge
backlog of doctors who want to practice in that province, especially
in the Vancouver area (don't blame them; Canada's SF/Berkeley).  The
list is huge, ranked by:

1. B.C. practicioners who want to move into Vancouver,
2. B.C. medical school grads (including fresh interns and residents),
3. B.C. residents who went to other Canadian med schools,
4. Other canadian medical school grads,
5. Other canadian practicioners,
6. Dual Canada-US citizens and spouses (usually American) of citizens.

A friend of mine fell under category 2 and 4, and by timing his
application wrong he is now a junior partner in a private practice
in suburban Toronto (Ontario) ...

gld
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