REGINA — Medical residents training in emergency medicine, anesthesia and diagnostic radiology programs are now eligible for a new financial incentive of up to $60,000.
The incentive of $30,000 per year is available to residents in their fourth and fifth years of residency training, with a two-year return-of-service commitment to work in Saskatchewan upon completion of their training.
This incentive includes residents who had started in their fourth or fifth year of the residency program in July 2024.
The incentive will be administered through the Saskatchewan Health Authority, which is also administering the Rural Physician Incentive Program as well as well as other targeted specialist incentives.
The estimated total cost of this new incentive is $1.1 million with the current seat allocation. There are currently 27 residents in their fourth or fifth year of training who are eligible for this incentive.
Medical residents benefiting from the new incentive of up to $60,000 may also be eligible for other targeted practice incentives following residency.
