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A record-breaking number of Canadian residents are turning away from family medicine, as hundreds of spots in the national residency program remain vacant.

March data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service showed 268 resident family medicine residency positions remained unfilled across Canada after the first iteration of the 2023 match. Psychiatry residency was second with 23 vacant spots.

“We truly are facing a crisis in family medicine,” says Dr. Mekalai Kumanan, president of the Ontario College of Family Physicians. She added that over 2.2 million people don’t have a family doctor in Ontario.

As Katherine Ward reports, experts say the doctor shortage is leading to higher rates of burnout and added strain on Canada's healthcare system.

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