13.5% of Nova Scotians are without a family dr. (official number, actually, it's more)

4,100 people will need new doctors as Halifax clinic announces it's closing this summer

"I regret and understand the stress this will cause for you," Dr. Maria Sampson wrote in a notice sent to her 937 patients. "The current state of health care in Nova Scotia and the lack of support for primary care providers has accelerated this closure."

#NovaScotia #DrShortage

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/south-end-halifax-doctors-clinic-closing-1.6765828

Graduates without Canadian citizenship must become permanent residents before applying for medical residency

Abhinaya Yeddala: "Everybody who graduated with me apart from [1 student] left. That's 18 doctors who we lost from #NovaScotia especially."

#DoctorShortage #DrShortage #Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/immigration-requirements-are-driving-new-doctors-away-from-n-s-says-medical-resident-1.672