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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 83:956-966 (2001)
© 2001 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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The Canadian Orthopaedic Residency Experience

David Baillargeon, MD, CM and Stefan Parent, MD, CM

David Baillargeon, MD, CM, President, Canadian Orthopaedic Residents Association
Stefan Parent, MD, CM
Programme d’Orthopédie Édouard-Samson, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400, boul. Gouin Ouest, Montréal, Québec H4J 1C5, Canada. E-mail address for D. Baillargeon and S. Parent: poes-udem@sympatico.ca

The authors did not receive grants or outside funding in support of their research or preparation of this manuscript. They did not receive payments or other benefits or a commitment or agreement to provide such benefits from a commercial entity. No commercial entity paid or directed, or agreed to pay or direct, any benefits to any research fund, foundation, educational institution, or other charitable or nonprofit organization with which the authors are affiliated or associated.

O Canada! Country of the Great Lakes and the Rockies, with coasts reaching two oceans, a great mix of English and French cultures, embraced diversity, and a healthy economy, Canada can boast of being one of the best places in the world to live in the twenty-first century.

In 1945, Dr. J.E. Samson, a well-known orthopaedist from Montréal, along with other colleagues across the country, founded the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. Before that, most Canadians who wished to become orthopaedic surgeons were obligated to travel to England, continental Europe, or the United States for their training. Today’s University of Montréal Orthopaedic Surgery Program still proudly bears Samson’s name. The postwar era also saw the rise of several other orthopaedic surgery programs in Canada.

Canada’s government-funded health-care system represents a peculiarity in North America—one that improves the quality of life of its citizens. Canadians enjoy free and unlimited high-quality care, including access . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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