RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Medical recruitment in rural Canada: Marathon breaks the cycle
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 1593
OP 1596
VO 156
IS 11
A1 OReilly, M.
YR 1997
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/11/1593.abstract
AB Two years ago, the 5500 residents of marathon, ont., had 1 overworked physician to look after their medical needs. Today, they have 7 physicians to share the load. In this article Michael OReilly looks at the steps the town took to attract new doctors. It offered a financial incentive and also worked to revitalize its hospital. As Marathon worked to attract new doctors, it also found that a new generation of physicians has much different career aspirations than past generations.