More med students are choosing to become GPs

By Diane Peters. Years of work by medical schools has changed students’ perception of family medicine, and that could make it easier for Canadians to find a family doctor. Last march, the University of Calgary issued a press release with some big news from its medical school: 45 percent of graduating students had chosen family medicine as their first choice for a residency program. It’s a dramatic turnaround for a school that saw just 18 percent choosing the profession in 2008. More...