2024-02-15 12:35:32
Quebec continues to increase its medical workforce, since 280 doctors have been added to the health network over the past year, according to the most recent data from the College of Physicians (CMQ), published Thursday morning.
As of December 31, 2023, the table from the College of Physicians (CMQ) published Thursday morning indicates that Quebec had 26,001 registered doctors. Among active doctors, 47% are family doctors, and 51.4% are specialist doctors. Approximately 1.5% hold a permit issued under the Quebec-France agreement.
The data also shows that around a hundred more doctors than in 2022 are inactive, that is to say they are on sick leave, sabbatical year, parental leave, retired or even they are temporarily left outside Quebec to do specialized training. In total, 11.9% of doctors were inactive in 2023.
Almost all regions of Quebec made workforce gains, with Montreal being the one that made the most with 33 family doctors and 63 specialist doctors. Quebec comes in second place, with 38 more doctors, followed by the Laurentians, with the addition of 29 doctors.
Estrie has, for its part, 27 more active doctors, and Center du Québec, 15.
Furthermore, 457 doctors practice outside Quebec, a number which has remained stable.
Two fewer family doctors in Centre-du-Québec
Four regions lost family doctors in 2023. Lanaudière is the one that saw the most of these professionals desert, with eight fewer family doctors. Four family doctors left Abitibi-Témiscamingue; Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean lost three, and Centre-du-Québec, two. For its part, Estrie won 6.
On the other hand, women are still slightly more numerous in the profession, representing 55% of active doctors. This trend is expected to continue, since 56% of resident doctors are women and the proportion reaches 66% among medical students.
According to the College of Physicians, 85.7% obtained their medical degree in Quebec.
With information from The Canadian Press
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