Do faster‑trained physicians fill the gaps? Geographic concentration of emergency medicine physicians with different postgraduate training in Ontario Canada

David Kanter-Eivin, Calvin Armstrong, Anil Esleben, Grant Sweeny, Michaela Dowling, Asil El Galad and Stephenson Strobel

Health Policy, 2025, vol. 159, issue C

Abstract: Emergency departments in underserved areas face chronic staffing challenges. One possible solution is to use physicians who are quicker to train and more pervasive in lieu of more extensively trained physicians. Canada allows for emergency medicine specialization via a 3-year pathway (CCFP(EM)) and a 5-year pathway (FRCPC) which means different geographic areas are exposed to EM physicians with different training lengths.

Keywords: Emergency; Physicians; Training; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105360

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