... Distribution of Physicians in Canada: Beyond How Many and Where Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2005 Barer ML, Stoddart GL: Toward Integrated Medical Resource Policies for Canada Winnipeg: ... decades, new programmes were initiated at a relatively slow pace, at the rate of one or two a year The exception was 1969, which was not surprising since the UAP was established in that year ... in mind Overwork, burnout and a feeling of isolation are some of the factors leading to physicians' abandoning northern practice Locum tenens programmes, for example, were intended to allow physicians...