After years of gruelling training, specialists might be forgiven for expecting it to be easy to find a job and put their hard-earned, in-demand skills to work. But that is not always the case. Around 20% of specialists cannot find work at the time of their certification, according to a survey by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.
This indicates fundamental problems with workforce planning in health care, said Danielle Fréchette, executive director of the Royal College’s office of research, health policy and advocacy. Read more in CMAJ.