Grey Bruce Health Services has officially welcomed seven new physicians who moved to the area in the past year.
The new group of physicians includes specialists in Emergency Medicine, Adult Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Hospital Medicine and two Family Physicians. These physicians are working throughout the Grey and Bruce region.
There are 235 physicians who have privileges to practice in the six GBHS hospitals. GBHS also welcomed two new and three returning Family Medicine Residents from McMaster University.
The Family Medicine residents complete two years of training with the Owen Sound Family Health Team, with speciality rotations completed across GBHS hospitals.
GBHS’s medical education program supports an average of 20 medical students and residents per month from universities across Ontario.
Efforts continue to recruit specialists in the following areas to provide services to GBHS hospital patients: Rural Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Surgical Assistants. GBHS also supports local initiatives to attract new family physicians to communities throughout Grey Bruce.
“Our physicians invest a significant amount of time mentoring and teaching the next generation of doctors,” said Dr. Bob Severs, GBHS chief of medical staff. “That investment benefits the whole community, as students and residents who train here often come back after graduation to practice either on a short-term or permanent basis.”