BC Election Campaigns Promise Support for Doctors, Seniors
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby is making election campaign pledges of a new training program for international medical graduates and discounted tuition or loan forgiveness for health-care workers willing to move to rural communities. Eby spent Friday in Surrey, at a campaign stop at the site for a new medical school, while B.C. Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson was in Coquitlam laying out his promises for seniors, which include giving those waiting for long-term care beds “portable public funding” so they can pick where they want to be, including in non-government facilities. Eby said if the New Democrats are elected on Oct. 24, the new medical school at Simon Fraser University will offer a first-of-its-kind “bridging to practice” training for qualified foreign graduates already living in the province but who are unable to practice family medicine because of a lack of residency spots.
BC NDP Leader David Eby is pledging new training for international medical graduates and incentives for health-care workers to move to rural areas. Meanwhile, BC Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson is proposing portable public funding for seniors awaiting long-term care beds. Eby’s plan includes a “bridging to practice” program for qualified foreign graduates at a new SFU medical school.
- BC NDP Leader David Eby proposes a new training program for international medical graduates.
- Eby also pledges discounted tuition or loan forgiveness for health-care workers moving to rural communities.
- BC Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson promises “portable public funding” for seniors waiting for long-term care beds.
- The NDP’s plan includes a “bridging to practice” program at a new Simon Fraser University medical school for foreign graduates.
- The election is scheduled for October 24th.
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