Physician Opportunities

Remuneration and Incentives:

• Dryden is an eligible community under the Northern Rural Recruitment and Retention Initiative - physicians (family medicine and specialists) that establish a full-time practice in Dryden are eligible for $122,821 over four years!
• Physicians that continue to practice full-time in Dryden after four years are eligible for an annual $7460.95 through the Northern Physician Retention Initiative.
• The Dryden Regional Health Services Foundation also provides up to $12,500 in moving expenses and a $25,000 signing bonus on a return-of-service agreement.
• Practicing in Dryden makes you eligilbe for Canada Student Loan forgiveness - up to $60,000 over 5 years

That's over $160,000 in incentives!

Choose your adventure:

• Build an exciting mixed practice, including family medicine (clinic), ED, hospitalist, obstetrics, surgical assist, and/or anesthesia.
• Influence the next generation of doctors! Affiliated with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM U), DRHC is a busy teaching facility for medical learners and residents from NOSM and beyond.
• Local Education Group (LEG) that hosts education events and social gatherings throughout the year.

Strong support network:

• Established group (14 physicians) with a mix of young and experienced doctors, including a local General Surgery team and 2 GP/A's.
• New physicians receive mentorship and an overhead-free allowance period as they settle into their practice.
• Deliver collaborative, patient-centred care alongside interdisciplinary staff in hospital and at the Family Health Team: Nurse Practitioners, mental health therapists, dietitians, nurses, and social workers.

Innovative rural healthcare:

• 42-bed hospital, including a 3-bed CCU, 24/7 Emergency Department, and two modern OR theatres with one fully integrated MIS suite.
• On-site diagnostic imaging (CT, ultrasound, X-ray), laboratory, and nearby pathology (Kenora).
• Closely located to two tertiary referral centres (Thunder Bay and Winnipeg) via ORNG Air Ambulance service.
• DRHC is conveniently located on the same grounds as the Dingwall Medical Clinic and Dryden Area Family Health Team.
• Specialty Clinic that brings in visiting specialists year-round, supporting quality healthcare closer to home - this includes Orthopedic Surgery (knee, hip, spine), ENT, Plastics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Rheumatology, Urology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry.

Life in Dryden:

• Enjoy affordable, small town living; surrounded by beautiful Canadian Sheild forest and endless lake country, Dryden holds endless opportunity to explore and enjoy the outdoors: fishing, sailing, mountain biking, hiking, hunting, snow-machining...
• Situated directly between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay on the TransCanada highway makes exploring and travel in either direction accessible.
• Six daycares, four elementary schools (2 public, 1 catholic, 1 Francophone), a public high school, and a Confederation College campus.
• Check out the Dryden Trailblazer Magazine to learn more about what Dryden and the surrounding area has to offer!

Want to come check out Dryden for yourself? The Community Assessment Visit Program will reimburse the costs for yourself (and your family) to travel to Dryden. Contact Us for more information and to discuss your interests.