For Communities

• Ontario Medical Association Physician Human Resources (PHR) Planning Toolkit/Checklist & Practical Considerationswith accompanying Infographic
• Ontario Hospital Association Professional Staff Credentialing Toolkit– Chapter 4 contains information on Planning and Recruitment

• An international framework. The Making it Work: Framework for Rural Remote Workforce Stabilitydescribes the necessary elements of a strategy to ensure the recruitment and retention of the right professionals to provide needed services in rural and remote locations. View the website or download a brief overview or full framework description
• TheRural Health Service Decision Guide is a 5-step, systematic process to making objective, evidence-based decisions for sustainably delivering health services to rural populations.
• Healthcare Excellence Canada Promising Practices for Retaining the Healthcare Workforce in Northern, Rural, and Remote Communities
• Attract Connect Stayis an innovative, community-led solution that supports communities in rural areas with physician workforce challenges

The HFO recruitment essentials toolkit is available here:

https://www.healthforceontario.ca/en/Home/All_Programs/Physician_Recruitment_for_Communities/Recruitment_Essentials

The Community site visit program

There is funding available to bring physicians and their spouse/partner/family to visit a community to which they may be considering relocation. For more information, check out the program information here: https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/northernhealth/cav.aspx

Recruiting new grads to rural practice

If you are interested in recruiting new grads, there are some things that may be helpful for you to know as a recruiter, and as a physician in practice. A CMAJ article with research findings is here: https://www.cmajopen.ca/content/11/5/E948/tab-article-info and some infographics to summarize the findings are linked here: Medical students and residents, Physicians, Recruiters

For 2024, jobconnect.health – a nationwide health care workforce job posting site – is offering free job advertising for positions at health care organizations in Northern Ontario. Create your account, message support@jobconnect.health, and your account will be set to free and unlimited job posts for the rest of the year.