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Meanwhile in the U.S., many physicians are considering whether they can continue doing their jobs under a second Trump administration.
CBC spoke with two American physicians seeking to relocate to Canada and a third who recently moved to B.C.
The three declined to speak on the record, citing a fear of retribution for speaking critically of the Trump administration. But they shared concerns over health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advancing an anti-science and vaccine-skeptical agenda.
Concerns over the political climate in the U.S. has opened a “floodgate” of inquiries about moving to Canada, according to recruiter Michelle Flynn.
To deal with the influx of inquiries from American physicians wanting to come to Canada, Flynn said she is now conducting interviews five days a week, up from three days a week previously.
“We’re getting 60-plus physicians coming to and registering on our website a month,” she said.
They’ll have to be prepared to make a lot less money but otherwise life is great up here. they’re still doctors, I’m sure they’ll do just fine.
Yeah, if I were a doctor in the US, I’d choose a slight, even moderate, pay cut over getting thrown in prison (if lucky, and not just disappeared) for treating patients who need treatment.
Freedom and truth will outweigh financial compensation every time.
I agree, I’n Canadian and will never go down south, even if I have to pass up 2-3X salary.
When someone I know moved back to Canada as a GP, he said that his income actually went up slightly.
His clinic in Indiana required to people for each doctor, working on nothing but billing and insurance. His clinic in Canada had one billing person for five doctors.
There are several ways that our health system benefits doctors’ take home pay, aside from billing. Malpractice insurance is another.
But pay a lot less in insurance also. Plus a lot fewer lawsuit hassles.
They also won’t have to waste half of their time arguing with dumbass insurance companies who are second guessing their treatment plans.
Ya, just don’t go to Quebec.
Whoa, great username!