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Opinion: One of the barriers that internationally trained doctors have lobbied against is the limited number of residency positions.

B.C. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced several new measures to attract more doctors to the province Sunday. Over one million people in British Columbia don't have a family doctor and the health care system is dealing with ongoing staff shortages.

Province will triple the number of internationally-trained doctors it accepts each years and create a new class associate physician class

RICHMOND, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - A series of new measures to bring more internationally trained doctors to British Columbia represent significant changes that will make a difference in the lives of people receiving primary care, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Sunday.

Despite shortage of family physicians, regulating body has no plans to ease its requirements