Recruitment and retention of medical physicians in northern rural communities

This project explores specific factors and strategies for the recruitment and retention of medical physicians in rural communities. Important problems and concerns facing Canada are discussed regarding the root causes of mal-distribution with an emphasis on the province of British Columbia. This project explores the role the community, medical schools, provincial governments, and other factors have in recruitment and retention. The goal of this project is to emphasize the growing economic pressure the B.C. healthcare system faces and the increasing demand for recruiting and retaining medical physicians in rural areas. The project should provide insight to the unique and difficult circumstances faced by physicians in rural and remote areas and the causative factors of retention in rural practice moreover, it will explore potential recruitment and retention strategies. --Leaf i.