UQuébec responds to QC’s proposed Bill 83

The Université du Québec has filed an official brief pertaining to the Government of Québec’s recently proposed Bill 83. If passed, the bill would require new doctors to work in the public sector for five years and face fines of up to $200K for noncompliance. The bill is designed to promote QC’s public health system and deter medical graduates from immediately practicing in the private sector. UQuébec is calling on the government to support its in-development family medicine program, which is dedicated to the public health and social services sectors. The university claims that this initiative complements the bill’s overall goals and will instill public health values in the next generation of doctors.