Dr. Krista Cassell says allowing doctors to work in any of the Atlantic provinces without additional licensing requirements will help improve access to care for Islanders.
The opening of the new medical school at the University of Prince Edward Island has been delayed by an additional year, meaning students won't be ready for residencies until at least 2029.
After learning their doctor is closing his practice due to what he labeled an 'increasingly challenging' health-care system, patients of Dr. Hal McRae are calling on the P.E.I. government to step up and fix the problems.
The Medical Society of P.E.I. is expressing concern about the health-care system’s ability to support a medical school, and welcoming a study into what those needs will be.