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Canada has a doctor shortage. So why can’t thousands of foreign-trained physicians practise here?

Canada has a doctor shortage. So why can’t thousands of foreign-trained physicians practise here?

This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experienced it.Ismelda Ramirez says she never expected to swap her white doctor's coat for a McDonald's uniform. Despite training as a family doctor in the Dominican Republic, she ended up working at the fast-food […]

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