At MP Patrick Brown’s urging, the Standing Committee on Health will be engaging in a national study during the months of April and May of this year. The committee will then make recommendations to the Minister of Health and Parliament.
On November 29th, 2005 when MP Brown was first elected to Parliament, he promised to shed a national focus on Doctor Recruitment. Since that time he has toured every medical school at least twice, set up a scholarship fund, assisted on the RVH’s medical school project, put forth a private members bill on incentives for physicians and has now convinced Parliament to embark on the first serious study on physician shortages.
Physician recruitment is an issue close to MP Brown’s heart ever since his days on Barrie City Council. As a Councilor, Brown represented Barrie as a member of the physician recruitment task force and continually championed the City to help further fund the task force.
A few notable Barrie advocates will serve as witnesses for the Parliamentary study. Christie Cadotte (physician recruiter), Dr. Brad Dibble (former task force co-chair) and Stu Murdoch (Dean of RVH Medical School) are amongst the one hundred expert witnesses from all over Canada being invited to participate.
In support of Doctor Recruitment, M.P. Brown is holding his 3rd annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 25th from 10-11:30 am at the Royal Canadian Legion (410 St. Vincent Street in Barrie). Tickets are $5 per person and all are welcome to attend!
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