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CBC News
Ontario announces $235M in funds to support primary health-care teams
The OMA said that 2.5 million people across Ontario don't have a family doctor and that number will grow.
June 23, 2025
The Daily Press
Physician assistants can ease the health-care crunch in north
According to the OMA in 2024, there are more than 350 physicians needed in Northern Ontario.
May 14, 2025
CTV News
Rural physician shortage sparks debate over incentives, systemic fixes
OMA President Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman addressing systemic pressures on family medicine – such as underfunding and administrative burdens – must take priority.
May 10, 2025
Sudbury.com
Sault mayor says using financial incentives to attract doctors should be banned
OMA warns that that number of family physician vacancies in the north is much higher if retirements expected over the next five years are factored in.
May 8, 2025
Today's Northhumberland
Ontario Building a More Connected and Convenient Health Care System
May 7, 2025
CBC
Meet the first Black woman elected to represent Ontario doctors
The OMA has elected its first Black woman president, Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman to advocate for the province's physicians, residents and medical students.
May 2, 2025
