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American doctors look to relocate to Canada to avoid the Trump administration
NPR ^ | May 29, 2025 | Brett Kelman

Posted on 05/29/2025 9:08:18 PM PDT by DoodleBob

Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and left the country.

Michael now works in a small-town hospital in Canada….He said he feels some guilt that he did not stay to resist the Trump agenda but is assured in his decision to leave. Too much of America has simply grown too comfortable with violence and cruelty, he said.

"Part of being a physician is being kind to people who are in their weakest place," Michael said. "And I feel like our country is devolving to really step on people who are weak and vulnerable."

Michael is among a new wave of doctors who are leaving the United States to escape the Trump administration. In the months since Trump was reelected and returned to the White House…

The Medical Council of Canada said in an email statement that the number of American doctors creating accounts on physiciansapply.ca, which is "typically the first step" to being licensed in Canada, has increased more than 750% over the past seven months compared with the same time period last year — from 71 applicants to 615. Separately, medical licensing organizations in Canada's most populous provinces reported a rise in Americans either applying for or receiving Canadian licenses, with at least some doctors disclosing they were moving specifically because of Trump.

"The doctors that we are talking to are embarrassed to say they're Americans," said John Philpott, CEO of CanAm Physician Recruiting, which recruits doctors into Canada. "They state that right out of the gate: 'I have to leave this country. It is not what it used to be.'"

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; abortionists; allquacks; bye; byequacks; canada; defundnpr; doctors; fakenews; tds; wellbye
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As of May 2024, there were 1,109,460 active physicians in the U.S.

As for the 615…


1 posted on 05/29/2025 9:08:18 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: DoodleBob

Is there good money in euthanasia?


2 posted on 05/29/2025 9:09:48 PM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: DoodleBob

These Moron Dr’s believe health care in Canada is better???


3 posted on 05/29/2025 9:10:01 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: DoodleBob

Sez NPR.


4 posted on 05/29/2025 9:10:08 PM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: DoodleBob

I’m sure the American doctors will JUST LOVE being government workers, at government salaries.


5 posted on 05/29/2025 9:10:41 PM PDT by BobL
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To: RoosterRedux

Lol NPR Lol


6 posted on 05/29/2025 9:10:56 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: gundog

I doubt it.

Not any repeat customers.


7 posted on 05/29/2025 9:11:02 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: DoodleBob

“He said he feels some guilt that he did not stay to resist the Trump agenda “
resist the Trump agenda
Defund NPR.


8 posted on 05/29/2025 9:13:15 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: markman46

Guy is full of bullschtein. My MD in Spokane is from Nigeria. Best MD I ever had. Never had better care, and he’s happy to be here. His wife is an MD too, practices at her own office. They have three boys, who must be college age now. I’m sure they’re happy to be here too.


9 posted on 05/29/2025 9:13:23 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: DoodleBob

How can you even bother to answer such kooks and liars.

These phoneys decided to move to Canada for their own reasonns, so let’s pretend it was over Trump and make a political statement to some left wing rag.

Selfish privileged leftists don’t do anything except for their own comfort.

Embarrassed? Yeah they were real proud to have Pos demented Biden.


10 posted on 05/29/2025 9:13:28 PM PDT by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: DoodleBob

It’s NPR, consider the source.


11 posted on 05/29/2025 9:14:04 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: DoodleBob

Canada probably has more tampons in the mens bathrooms for Michael.


12 posted on 05/29/2025 9:14:56 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: tumblindice

NPR CEO Katherine Maher: “We’re a nonpartisan news organization. We do not seek to favor any political party at all.”
You could grab their hand trying to pick your pocket, and they would deny it.


13 posted on 05/29/2025 9:15:54 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: DoodleBob

“Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and left the country.”

What a SUPER Pussy, “HE” didn’t even attempt to RESIST!...he fled the country like the twat that he is..

What a fag D-bag...


14 posted on 05/29/2025 9:16:20 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: Williams

....”decided to move to Canada for their own reasonns,”

Malpractice suits?


15 posted on 05/29/2025 9:17:02 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: DoodleBob

Consider the source. B and S.


16 posted on 05/29/2025 9:18:13 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Donald John Trump. First man to be Elected to the Presidency THREE times since FDR.)
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To: DoodleBob

Glad to get rid of this woke weirdo.
I wouldn’t want him working here anyway.


17 posted on 05/29/2025 9:19:34 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: DoodleBob

No picture of “Michael”

We don’t really need one do we yea?


18 posted on 05/29/2025 9:21:49 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: DoodleBob

They just make stuff up and then wonder why nobody believes them.


19 posted on 05/29/2025 9:25:58 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: DoodleBob

NPR. Nuff said.


20 posted on 05/29/2025 9:26:20 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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