Community-Level Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Health Care Providers to Rural and Remote Areas

Attracting healthcare providers to rural BC communities can occasionally be a challenging process. There is no one “tried and true” surefire solution to recruiting rural primary care providers.

Below are some provincial resources available to rural communities to assist in the search for healthcare professionals.

Also included are documented success stories of rural BC communities who utilized innovative approaches to attract rural physicians to their communities.

https://med-fom-crhr.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2019/09/Rural-Evidence-Review-Community-Level-Recruitment-and-Retention-Scoping-Review-FINAL-reduced-file-size.pdf

https://rccbc.ca/rural-communities/recruitment-and-retention-strategies/

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