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- Aug 12, 2022
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Why isn't the Ford government licensing more Internationally Trained Physicians living in Ontario?

Read our Chair of Board, Dr. Makini McGuire-Brown, talk about ITPs' journey in Canada.

The article reads:

“I’m a PhD student. I got my MBA. That’s great, you know,” said McGuire-Brown, who graduated with distinction from the Schulich School of Business in 2020. “But I’m really a doctor. And they took that away from me.”

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/08/07/ontario-has-a-doctor-shortage-so-why-isnt-the-ford-government-licensing-more-internationally-trained-physicians-living-here.html

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