If we have a national database that looks at what the heath care needs of Canadians are, not just for medical physicians but also for nurses, dietitians, and other allied health care providers, we can identify what the needs are in different specialties. We can then align our medical doctor training spots, along with our other allied health care provider training spots, to meet those needs. If we have a continuous database from which to make long-term projections, we can appropriately incentivize and target high school students, medical students, and different groups during their training processes so they enter the fields we need them to go into.
On May 7th, 2012. See this statement in context.