Doctor will repay $100K loan provided as incentive to work in northern Manitoba town
Dr. Andrea Wilson, a family doctor who committed to work for a decade in the northern Manitoba community of The Pas — and then left within two years — says she has agreed to repay a $100,000 interest-free loan provided as a recruitment incentive.
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Dr. Andrea Wilson, a family doctor who committed to work for a decade in the northern Manitoba community of The Pas — and then left within two years — says she has agreed to repay a $100,000 interest-free loan provided as a recruitment incentive.