Canada's population is booming — access to family doctors hasn't kept pace
Canada's medical schools are admitting only 167 more doctors for mandatory postgraduate training than they did 10 years ago, even as the population has increased by about five million people.
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![Two women wait in an exam room in this file photo. More than 6.5 million Canadians do not have regular access to a family doctor. The number of medical residences has grown little over the last 10 years. Two women wait in an exam room in this file photo.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7087806.1705604052!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/texas-medicaid-debate.jpg)
Canada's medical schools are admitting only 167 more doctors for mandatory postgraduate training than they did 10 years ago, even as the population has increased by about five million people.