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Sitting for exams.Yesterday at the University of Toronto, about 150 immigrants to Ontario, all of them qualified doctors in their homelands, wrote qua(...)
Sitting for exams.Yesterday at the University of Toronto, about 150 immigrants to Ontario, all of them qualified doctors in their homelands, wrote qua(...)

Sitting for exams.Yesterday at the University of Toronto, about 150 immigrants to Ontario, all of them qualified doctors in their homelands, wrote qua(...)

Date2/16/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sitting for exams.Yesterday at the University of Toronto, about 150 immigrants to Ontario, all of them qualified doctors in their homelands, wrote qualifying examinations that will be judged by U.S. medical authorities. Those passing them successfully are then eligible to intern in hospitals either in U.S. or Ontario.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0023729F
      They are the refugees . . . driven off their homelands, they face an uncertain future as the gates of the 'free world' begin to close on them
      They are the refugees . . . driven off their homelands, they face an uncertain future as the gates of the 'free world' begin to close on them
      Spremo, Boris
      2/1/1974
      Spring thaw star Jack Creley. Happy in Canada-away from his U.S. homeland's 'sickness'
      Spring thaw star Jack Creley. Happy in Canada-away from his U.S. homeland's 'sickness'
      Creley, Jack
      5/14/1968
      Laura Bulger: Wrote book on problems Portuguese immigrants face
      Laura Bulger: Wrote book on problems Portuguese immigrants face
      Russell, Jim
      12/17/1986
      After: Dawn Hosier and Dr. Earl Farber after surgery. The pair is sitting in the doctor's Inn on the Park office. It's amazing - the change makes you feel good about yourself, Hosier says
      After: Dawn Hosier and Dr. Earl Farber after surgery. The pair is sitting in the doctor's Inn on the Park office. It's amazing - the change makes you feel good about yourself, Hosier says
      Farber, Earl
      4/22/1986
      It dangerous, says Charles Bourque , the new executive director of the International Institute of Metro Toronto, about the site of Ontario Welcome House, a centre for immigrants. Iit's on York St. near the water. Along the subway route would be better, he says.
      It dangerous, says Charles Bourque , the new executive director of the International Institute of Metro Toronto, about the site of Ontario Welcome House, a centre for immigrants. Iit's on York St. near the water. Along the subway route would be better, he says.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      4/4/1973
      Jubilant doctors in white hospital jacket were all smiles today aboard the double-decker bus that carried them from York Central Hospital in Richmond (...)
      Jubilant doctors in white hospital jacket were all smiles today aboard the double-decker bus that carried them from York Central Hospital in Richmond (...)
      Russell, Jim
      5/7/1986
      New trades are taught injured workmen and other Italian Immigrants at COSTI, the education centre for immigrants on Beverley St. Director Vic Marafiot(...)
      New trades are taught injured workmen and other Italian Immigrants at COSTI, the education centre for immigrants on Beverley St. Director Vic Marafiot(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      7/9/1975
      Helping the poor in his former homeland, Yugoslav immigrant Paul Petrovic has spent two years collecting 10 tons of clothing to be sent next Monday th(...)
      Helping the poor in his former homeland, Yugoslav immigrant Paul Petrovic has spent two years collecting 10 tons of clothing to be sent next Monday th(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      9/8/1976
      On the Job: Dr. Mory Gutman saw patients as usual at his office in the Toronto General Hospital yesterday because all the doctors at the clinic had decided earlier to put their patients first and boycott the doctors' walkout.
      On the Job: Dr. Mory Gutman saw patients as usual at his office in the Toronto General Hospital yesterday because all the doctors at the clinic had decided earlier to put their patients first and boycott the doctors' walkout.
      Bull, Ron
      4/27/1982
      J. T. MacLeod, a political science professor at the University of Toronto, told a Star Forum on hospital costs last night that hospital trustees act as a rubber stamp for the doctors. McLeod, former research director of Ontario Committee on the Healing Arts, said hospital trustees have very little power.
      J. T. MacLeod, a political science professor at the University of Toronto, told a Star Forum on hospital costs last night that hospital trustees act as a rubber stamp for the doctors. McLeod, former research director of Ontario Committee on the Healing Arts, said hospital trustees have very little power.
      Griffin, Doug
      4/10/1973
      Total of 52.4 per cent of immigrants in 1967 came to Ontario, 6,057 went to construction jobs
      Total of 52.4 per cent of immigrants in 1967 came to Ontario, 6,057 went to construction jobs
      Dutton, Don
      8/20/1968
      Increasing immigration: As long as southern Ontario's economy remains buoyant and the influx of immigrants to the area continues, demand for new houses and condominiums will remain strong
      Increasing immigration: As long as southern Ontario's economy remains buoyant and the influx of immigrants to the area continues, demand for new houses and condominiums will remain strong
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/8/1988