Doctor shortage not a short-term fix
KAMLOOPS — The incoming chair of the Interior Health Board of Directors says the doctor shortage in Kamloops is a long term problem that has no short term fix.
Interior Health announced John O’Fee will take over from the outgoing Erwin Malzer on January 1.
O’Fee says training doctors here, as is happening with the UBC Medical School education site at Royal Inland Hospital, may be part of the solution.
” We have no problems attracting lawyers to Kamloops now, ” says O’Fee. “Certainly we have an oversupply because of the law school here. So having the ability to do a year of training here and having people come here to finish their medical qualifications and spend a year here is a fantastic way to increase the number of doctors in the region.”