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Ex panding the Rural Physician Incentive Program is part of the Government of Saskatchewan’s nearly $100 million investment in 2023-24 to support the Health Human Resources Action Plan which includes several initiatives to recruit, train, incentivize and retain doctors and other health care professions. Initiatives specifically targeting physicians include:
• expanding medical residency seats through the University of Saskatchewan from 120 to 128 in order to train more doctors at home;
• providing postgraduate medical residency training sites outside Regina and Saskatoon in the communities of Prince Albert, Swift Current, La Ronge, North Battleford, Moose Jaw and southeast areas of the province; and
• expanding the SIPPA program from 36 to 45 seats per year, and establishing a mentorship and support program for physicians who complete SIPPA.
• Increased funding for urgent care clinics offering afterhours and urgent care services to improve access for patients, and expanding eligibility for all community-based, fee-for-service family physicians to receive an additional payment per visit service, to incentivize family physicians to extend their office hours in order
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