Prairie Mountain Health says seven internationally trained doctors will be relocating to the health district this fall through the International Medical graduate program.
The doctors have each signed four-year return-of-service agreements to work within six communities in the Parkland and southwestern Manitoba.
Dr. Saleema Arif will practise in Ste. Rose, Dr. Porimol Debnath will be in Russell Dr. Ana Hernandez will provide care in Rossburn and Shoal Lake while Doctors Karen Aquino and Moazzam Raza will be based in Minnedosa,
The last two doctors - a husband and wife team - will practice in Killarney.
These communities were identified in having a shortage of doctors around November and recruitment efforts continue for other areas within PMH.
The international medical graduates program receives upwards of 1,000 applications every year and only 30 applicants are accepted throughout the province
