by Michael Greb, OMA Public Affairs and Communications Department
The OMA recently published a national newspaper ad welcoming Ontario’s
592 new medical graduates to the practice of medicine (see pp. 52-53).
The full-page ad, which appeared in the National Post, praises the achievement
of the new graduates, and reinforces the OMA’s position that we must restore
Ontario’s recognition as an attractive place to practise medicine.
One of the objectives of the ad was
to signal to new grads that the OMA
is working very hard to get government
to respond to the fact that we
must keep Ontario doctors and
recent Ontario medical graduates in
this province.
Recruitment and retention of
medical graduates, in whom much
time and money has been invested,
should be a priority for government.
Keeping recent grads and practicing
doctors in the province, and having
the ability to attract more,
contributes to a healthy economy,
attracts new business to the province,
and supports the well-being of
Ontario residents.
The ad also expresses thanks to those physicians and corporations who have donated
to the Ontario Medical Student
Bursary Fund, “to ensure that medicine remains a rewarding and affordable
career, accessible to all students.”