Queen’s to launch Canada’s first medical school admissions lottery

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Canadian medical schools pressed over shortage of family doctors

Specialisation is revered and rewarded, leaving teaching institutions wondering – even with a promised federal infusion – how to encourage more generalists

By Paul Basken

13 August

Canadian medical research funder scraps new grants in pandemic

After rejection of virtual peer review, federal agency halts new awards, prompting concerns for younger researchers

By Paul Basken

22 April

Canadian Nobelists warn country over innovation malaise

Top scientists say Canada must provide more fulfilling careers for its science graduates

By Paul Basken

5 March

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End of affirmative action badly hit medical student diversity

Minority public medical school enrolment seen down by more than third in five years in US states that banned racial considerations in admissions

By Paul Basken

4 May

Queen’s to launch Canada’s first medical school admissions lottery

In a nation that struggles to get minority students into medicine, Ontario university eyes progress in broader admissions process

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Queen’s to launch Canada’s first medical school admissions lottery

In a nation that struggles to get minority students into medicine, Ontario university eyes progress in broader admissions process

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Canadian medical research funder scraps new grants in pandemic

Canadian Nobelists warn country over innovation malaise

End of affirmative action badly hit medical student diversity

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