Unlike other forums where physicians connect as fellow specialists or talk among themselves, Twitter has created a place where physicians and patients can exchange views and expertise to the advantage of both.
The bylaw changes are expected to be implemented in the coming weeks, with the aim of allowing those doctors to practise in B.C. communities by January.
Manitoba has the third-lowest rate of doctors in the country, said the organization's president Dr. Candace Bradshaw, and it's only going to get worse.