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Canada's medical schools are admitting only 167 more doctors for mandatory postgraduate training than they did 10 years ago, even as the population has increased by about five million people.
The country's medical schools turn away more than 1,000 Canadian doctors trained abroad annually, even though the country is facing a physician shortage. But they still manage to find residency spots for foreign nationals who are much less likely to stay and help chip away at the physician deficit.