Whose doctor shortage? Like many other physicians before me, I'm leaving
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This column is an opinion by Monica Kidd, a physician who had hoped to relocate her family to Newfoundland and Labrador. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see the FAQ.
Recently I was driving up the highway, heading to my last day of work in Ferryland, a coastal community just south of St. John's.
I'd begun helping out at the primary care clinic there one day a week a couple of months prior. The morning sun was just breaking through the fog, and every branch on every tree was outlined in silver. It was magical. I turned off the radio, a lump rising in my throat.
The Southern Shore was the first place to welcome me when I moved to Newfoundland in 1998. To have it become part of my medical practice was satisfying in a way that is difficult to explain.
There were people with lots of medical concerns. But they'd also tell you about the badness they got up to as youngsters, or where I'd be sure to find some blueberries on my way home, while rattling off endearments and thanking me ever so much for my time.
They were funny, gracious and tough.
And today I'd have to say goodbye. Because like so many other doctors before me, I was leaving.
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