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My small Ontario town is offering $100,000 to attract family doctors. It’s not working.

Marmora has 5,000 residents—and only two family doctors
Kristi Herrling has four young children and a practice of more than 1,000 patients. She works from 7:30 a.m. until late into the night, finding time in between to pack lunches, give goodbye kisses, brush teeth and read bedtime stories. (Photos by Grant Harder)

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My job as a family physician in small-town British Columbia is a dream come true. It’s also nearly impossible to do.
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