Saskatchewan is keeping more of its medical graduates and attracting an increasing number of international doctors. However, the province still needs at least 90 more family physicians and specialists…more

Hiring more physician assistants (PAs) and effectively integrating them into health care teams could save the Canadian health care system millions in efficiency gains, according to a new report released by The Conference Board of Canada…more

PAs don’t replace doctors, but they can take on many routine tasks, giving doctors more time to spend with complex cases and in their areas of specialty, said Matthew Stewart, the Conference Board’s assistant director of national forecast… more

Physician assistants could save the health care system more than a billion dollars over the next 13 years, says a Conference Board of Canada study released Monday…more