PAIRO to host Health Professionals Recruitment Tour

Over the coming weeks, the Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO) will play host to over 80 Ontario communities during the Health Professionals Recruitment Tour. Communities experiencing a shortage of doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers will take the opportunity to showcase lifestyle, educational and employment opportunities available. Last year, over 1200 students, residents and established healthcare professionals visited the job fair.

The Health Professionals Recruitment Tour will travel over 3,200 kilometers making stops in Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Kingston, Hamilton, London, Toronto and Sudbury.

Coordinated by PAIRO, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, the Tour provides a venue for community representatives to meet and talk with prospective doctors and allied health providers about working and living in their community.

"The Tour makes it possible for our members to learn about a variety and number of practice opportunities across the province at one Tour stop", said Dr. Ceara McNeil, President of PAIRO. "As we complete our specialty certification training and work long hours in hospitals to provide patient care, the Tour provides a convenient and valuable introduction to communities that might best suit our future practice plans."

The tour will be held in:

Thunder Bay September 23 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Lakehead University, AGORA Ottawa September 26 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel Kingston September 27 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Hamilton September 28 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm McMaster University - David Braley Athletic Centre London September 29 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Univ. of Western Ontario - Great Hall Somerville House Toronto September 30 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sheraton Centre Toronto - Lower Concourse Sudbury October 21 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Laurentian University - Alumni Hall