Cuban maxillofacial surgeon Rowdell Simon When he came to Quebec in 2013, he had to restart his medical career and realized that the path of immigrating to stability and well-being was not at all easy.
In statements to Hispanophone MagazineReviewing the lives of Hispanics in Canada, the doctor said that he had a job offer in Cuba that would have placed him among the best in his specialty, but the situation on the island and salary limitations made him reconsider his professional future. .
He states that before moving, he discussed with his teachers the fact that he would not be able to guarantee the minimum required for his family with the salary proposed to him for the position.
After this, he decided to start it Immigration process Went to Canada, and left his wife and son on the island.
“I really started my life from scratch. I had to learn French and take different jobs to survive,” explained Simone.
After staying in that country for about eight years, he decided to enlist School of medicine And resume your career.
In 2021 he was accepted to Sherbrooke University, where he is currently studying through the Saguenay Medicine Program.
Although the chances of being accepted were between 60 and 70%, he says he decided to take the risk and was accepted as a student.
Currently the doctor, a native of Havana, lives in the southwestern Quebec city of Gatineau.
His family had to wait four years to join him in Canada.
crisis of Health system in Cuba It has gotten worse since 2013, when Simon left.
More than in 2022 alone 12,000 doctors on the island left the public health systemIn a context where a widespread and alarming crisis in the health system has forced many doctors to abandon their profession.
Statistics released by the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) for the public health and social assistance sectors for the above year show that the reduction in the workforce in the health sector has been normalized and the number of residents has now increased accordingly. To every doctor.
At the end of 2022, there were 94,066 doctors on the island, compared to 106,131 in 2021, a decrease of about 12,065.
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