Primary care teaching clinics will be part of Brampton medical school [Video]

Additional funding from Queen’s Park will support the operation of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) two primary care teaching clinics at its new medical school in Brampton.

In an announcement today (May 7), the Ontario government said the funds for the Brampton clinics are part of the province’s latest investment of up to $60 million in funding this year, which will support the early capital planning for new and expanded primary care teaching clinics.

TMU is planning to open its new medical school in Brampton in September with a first class to include 94 undergraduates and 105 postgraduates.

Today’s news for Brampton was part of a broader announcement by the province to introduce the Primary Care Act, a legislation to establish a framework for its publicly funded primary care system for residents of Ontario to know what they can expect when accessing primary care services, no matter where they live.

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