Canada

That's super cool, thanks for writing it up!

They're super desirable to work at for family physicians. Right now in BC to be a family doctor you essentially also have to run your own business, handle payroll, handle billing MSP, etc. Vacations are a pain to take - what if a patient needs to see you? With these centers the doctors can focus more on patient care and less on administration.

This is a really big point, and it's one of the reasons I've heard from those in medical school for why they might not want family med. It's a whole other headache running your own practice. Shared practices are an improvement, but that's still overhead that could be managed by the province / health authority. The province can also negotiate better prices for things like supplies, utilities, internet, etc.

Also you might already know about it, but if not, we have !medicine@lemmy.ca . Would love to see you around, and I think you'd make a decent moderator if that's something you're interested in. It's hard finding people who have experience with the medical system in Canada.