College of Family Physicians backs down on third year of training amid outcry
The accreditation body says it has heard the concerns of doctors across the country who opposed plans to require a third year of training for family physicians, originally scheduled to start in 2027.
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![There is growing opposition to a plan by the College of Family Physicians of Canada to increase the time it takes to train a family doctor from two years to three – and it’s coming from medical students, family doctors and provincial health ministers. Doctor with stethoscope.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6204399.1700006222!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/shutterstock-medium-file.jpg)
The accreditation body says it has heard the concerns of doctors across the country who opposed plans to require a third year of training for family physicians, originally scheduled to start in 2027.