New med school for family doctors aims to help solve the shortage. Can it do so with doctors alone?

The people behind a new medical school dedicated solely to turning out family doctors say the program is disrupting traditional medical education in a way that could help solve Canada’s shortage of family physicians. But critics say the effort is a drop in the bucket and that solutions to the primary care shortage lie elsewhere.

New med school for family doctors aims to help solve the shortage. Can it do so with doctors alone?
A group of students wearing surgical masks and lanyards stands around in a hospital setting.

The people behind a new medical school dedicated solely to turning out family doctors say the program is disrupting traditional medical education in a way that could help solve Canada’s shortage of family physicians. But critics say the effort is a drop in the bucket and that solutions to the primary care shortage lie elsewhere.