The world is notoriously short on qualified physicians. This is especially true in Canada. Thus, the country’s medical schools are planning to reduce the amount of time it takes students to complete their programs and training. The hope is that this will produce doctors more quickly to meet the needs of the nation.

The schools want to overhaul undergraduate curriculums so that students can complete degrees at their own pace. This could mean motivated students could finish medical school in as little as three years. Additionally, some schools will allow students to combine MD and PhD degrees so that they can then be completed in five to seven years.

17 of Canada’s schools want to review their programs to try and condense or lessen the amount of time needed to complete such programs. Professionals in and outside of the school say that this review is aimed at analyzing a curriculum that some say no longer reflected the medical community’s advances or the healthcare reforms that have enabled the country’s criticizes to live longer than ever before.

Many believe an evaluation is needed even if the programs are not universally condensed or changed. The last time such a review of medical education was conducted in the country was over century ago.

No specific ideas have been endorsed or adopted by schools. However, some suggest allowing students to directly enroll in physician training even without an undergraduate degree whereas others want to compress four-year programs to three years so that people can launch their careers faster.

The hope is that students will be able to receive the training they need at a faster rate than before. This in turn will fill the gaps in the medical community so that healthcare can be as top notch as possible.

Canadian Schools To Pump Out Doctors Faster