Primary Care Provider

With around two, sometimes three, first-choice applicants per position, dermatology is among the most competitive specialties to match into, exasperating the shortage of dermatologists in this country.

How crushing admin workloads and stagnant pay models continue to drive physicians into focused care roles.

While we await a unified digital record, empowering patients to track and share their own medical history is a practical step.

New administrative bodies based on regional travel patterns will strengthen primary care networks, said Justin Wright, the minister of primary and preventative health services.

FPs are increasingly caught between genuine medical necessity and patients’ post-pandemic lifestyle preferences.

This best-practice checklist highlights oral antibiotics for most patients, fewer routine tests and caution around conditions that mimic this condition.

Here is a familiar primary care moment: a patient comes in for something else, their blood pressure is high, and suddenly everyone has homework.

Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn says the province is providing $55.8 million for York University’s new school of medicine.

Alberta's plan to allow unreferred, private diagnostic testing is a costly mistake that will increase public wait times and expose patients to unnecessary harm.

The new model’s focus on hourly productivity risks prioritizing basic access over comprehensive patient care.