Meet The Future Faces Of Medicine In New Brunswick
A record 42 New Brunswickers will receive scholarships from the New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation Inc. (NBMEDI) in an online ceremony on September 24.
The foundation wants to showcase the future physicians of the province so it’s inviting the public to register and view the event online. The event has moved online this year to protect students and the public during the Covid-19 pandemic, but still give people the opportunity to celebrate the students that received scholarships, which totalled $304,000 this year.
“What a great opportunity to celebrate our best and brightest students who will attend medical school and practice right here in New Brunswick,” says Carol Chapman, a Moncton-Shediac based board member and chair of the foundation advancement committee. “We have students from every corner of the province that will support the growing demands on our healthcare system.”
The foundation is the only not-for-profit organization in Canada dedicated to providing scholarships to New Brunswick residents who pledge a return to a service agreement to practice here.
Launched in 2010 by Dr. Donald Craig, the foundation has since become an important part of addressing the shortage of doctors in the province, awarding 292 scholarships to date and growing every year to meet the increasing demand.
“There are over 40,000 people on the waiting list for a family physician in this province and every one of these graduates means an opportunity to take more patients off that list. An increase of physicians also means more opportunities for business to set up in our province and grow our communities,” said Chapman.
If you would like to learn more about the New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation and how to support its efforts to keep our future physicians at home the province, please contact the office at 848-0036, email [email protected] or visit our website at https://www.nbmeded.ca for more information. To register for the online event, go to www.tinyurl.com/NBMedEdAwards