Open AccessThe Allocation of Medical School Spaces in Canada by Province and Territory: The Need for Evidence-Based Health Workforce Policy
Author(s) -
Lawrence Grierson,
Meredith Vanstone
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1715-6580
pISSN - 1715-6572
DOI - 10.12927/hcpol.2021.26429
Subject(s) - residence , workforce , equity (law) , population , differential (mechanical device) , geography , political science , demographic economics , economic growth , sociology , demography , economics , law , engineering , aerospace engineering
Most Canadian medical schools allocate admission based on province or territory of residence. This may result in inequities in access to medical school, disadvantaging highly qualified students from particular provinces.