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Recruitment and Retention of Healthcare Professionals for the Changing Demographics, Culture, and Access in Canada

Recruitment and Retention of Healthcare Professionals for the Changing Demographics, Culture, and Access in Canada
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Author(s): Stefane M. Kabene (University of Western Ontario, Canada), Melody Wolfe (University of Western Ontario, Canada)and Raymond Leduc (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 15
Source title: Human Resources Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1601-1.ch017

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Abstract

The Canadian healthcare system strives to serve a population altered by ever-changing demographics, cultural shifts, and diverse societal populations, and to serve those in rural communities with remote access to health care. The following chapter examines Canada’s current healthcare system and the effects on demand for services and the supply of healthcare providers created by the need to service rural populations, by limited access to medical schools, and by the introduction of foreign medical/health professionals. More specifically, the chapter reviews the symptoms of a strained medical system plagued by “brain waste” due to the non-use of qualified immigrant healthcare professionals, long wait times as a result of inadequate staffing and resources, and a school system that hinders the development of aspiring medical care professionals from rural and international areas. If Canada is to face these challenges with efficacy and vigour, effective human resources management techniques and competent human resources professionals are a necessary prologue. Medical knowledge and skill must be valued; healthcare professionals should be utilized more efficiently to improve healthcare access and minimize brain waste.

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