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A 8 - The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e s d a y July 3, 2002 46 doctors needed for region: recruiter Co-ordinator explains challenges in attt'acting MDs By Richard Vivian SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER stressed. "They call that the `grow-your-own' approach. I think that's important, but There's a lot of work needed to attract given the fact that this is a two-year long the estimated 46 family physicians need project, we don't want to spend a lot of ed in the region, says Halton's first physi time doing that kind of thing," she said. "We need to concentrate on the graduat cian recruitment co-ordinator. Last month, Angela Sugden-Praysner ing medical students who are looking for was hired by the Region for the two-year a residency." Backing up the co-ordinator's efforts, contract position. It will see her collabo rate with the area municipalities, hospitals an advisory committee reporting to and community groups to bring medical Sugden-Praysner is also in its infancy. The committee -- consisting of a vari professionals to the area. "As we get more people moving to ety of medical professionals and other Halton, there's going to be more people volunteers -- will use their direct knowl edge of the communities to coming to these areas with make recommendations on out a family physician." how to improve service Sugden-Praysner said, "As we get more levels. emphasizing the need for people moving to "By no means do I doctors. "W e're forging new ground for the Region Halton, there's going to think that I'm going to be in taking this role." be more people coming able to do everything and know everything about the One of the co-ordina to these areas without a different challenges in each tor's first duties will be the family community," Sugdencreation of a vast marketing strategy aimed at graduat · Angela Sugden-Praysner Praysner said. `They (committee) will also be a ing doctors. No specifics Physician recruiter great resource to me. about the initiative have People who are from the been finalized at this time, but Sugden-Praysner said the marketing area will know the community well." Committee members will also consid will be carried out on a variety of levels. `'We'll be looking at a mixture of er the option of offering incentive pack things. We need to get the information out ages for doctors coming to the region. The that this is a great place to come and prac Region currently doesn't have such a package, but Halton Healthcare Services tice," she said. Research is also currently under way (HHS) does for Milton and Halton Hills. Both Milton and Halton Hills have to see what other municipalities around the province are doing to attract doctors. been declared under-serviced by the Several best-practices are expected to province, allowing the community to offer come from the research, said the coordi incentive packages. HHS is offering up to nator. It could also be beneficial to follow $1(),(XX) for doctors to relocate and a local high school students considering a $30,000 interest-free loan to establish career in medicine, but that wouldn't cre their practice. Loans must be repaid with ate any new doctors in the near future, she in three years. Association not affiliated with NAPP The Halton Regional Police Association wants the public to know it is not associated with the current tele marketing campaign by the National , Association of Professional Police ..(NAPP). The local association has received calls from citizens about the campaign but wishes to make it clear it is not affil iated with NAPP. NAPP's membership includes police associations from Toronto, the OPP, Niagara, Halifax, the RCMP in Quebec and others which are all legitimate pro fessional organizations. The Halton Regional Police Association -- which is affiliated with the Police Association of Ontario and the Canadian Police Association -- is not an affiliated member, however. Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver IN T H E H E A T O F T H E M O M E N T : Oakville firefighters had a hotter day than the rest of us Sunday when they were called out to Dundas Street and O ak P ark Boulevard to knock down a fire in a b a m filled with hay. Crews were summoned around 12:45 p.m. then requested additional w ater pressure from Halton Region in o rd e r to extinguish the large, two-alarm blaze. Firefighters, who also used foam to ensure the flames were out, had things under control by 2:30 p.m. but remained on the scene overnight to watch for hot spots. No one was injured, although the damage is pegged at about $100,000. S IN O R S S U M M R W ORKSHOPS 2 0 0 2 D o y o u w o n d e r w h a t i t w o u ld b e lik e to b e B r ittn e y S p e a r s o r p a r t o f N 'S Y N C ? 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