Donation Could Help Attract More Doctors

In a province that sorely needs doctors, one local philanthropist giving them an incentive to stay here. Richard J Currie has donated 250-thousand dollars in trust in the memory of his friend Dr G. William McQuade. The money will be given increments to deserving doctors in the province.

Dr Donald Craig is the chair of new Brunswick's Medical Education Trust. He tells CHSJ News as the medical workforce gets older it's hard to find doctors in this generation with the same work ethic.

Craig says the medical trust has been handing out scholarships for the past 3 years but this will be heir biggest year by a long shot.