“NOW WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE
UNDEREMPLOYED SURGEONS OR UNEMPLOYED SURGEONS
BECAUSE THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE OR SPOTS AND THAT
CREATES A TREMENDOUS STRESS FOR THESE
YOUNG DOCTORS..."
El-Defrawy, who is also Ophthalmologist-
in-Chief at Kensington Eye Institute
and past president of the Canadian
Ophthalmological Society, says today's
students are positive – and remain
passionate about medicine – despite
modern-day adversity where those
in the industry know vacancies will
need to be filled as Baby Boomers age,
but are currently up against a lack of
work as surgeons. In terms of maintaining a strong,
experienced and varied workforce,
El-Defrawy says Canada needs to start
looking at its workforce carefully in
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