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Sep 2024
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P.E.I.’s controversial new medical schoo...

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P.E.I. is getting its first medical school, but critics say staffing it could mean fewer physicians serving the local community. We hear about the plan to invest in young doctors who might make P.E.I. their home — and the impact on an already stretched health-care system.

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