Doctor Recruitment Partnership Announcement
The Province is working with two universities in Lebanon to bring more family doctors to Nova Scotia. Premier Tim Houston made the announcement today, June 25, in the Red Chamber at Province House in Halifax. The news release about the announcement is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/06/25/nova-scotia-partners-lebanese-universities-recruit-more-family-doctors
Premier Tim Houston announces partnerships between Nova Scotia and two universities in Lebanon to bring more family doctors to the province. (Province of Nova Scotia)
L-R: Nick Hilton, Ministerial Assistant for Health and Wellness; Dr. Mohammad Srour; Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness; Premier Tim Houston; Wadih Fares, Honorary Consul of Lebanon in Halifax; and Dr. Gus Grant, CEO and Registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia, at the announcement (Province of Nova Scotia)
Premier Tim Houston speaks with Dr. Mohammad Srour, recruited from the American University of Beirut, who now practises in Halifax, and Wadih Fares, Honorary Consul of Lebanon in Halifax (right), at the announcement. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson introduces Dr. Kamal Badr, Executive Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the American University of Beirut, and Dr. Sola Aoun Bahous, Dean and professor of medicine at Lebanese American University, who joined the announcement virtually from Lebanon. (Province of Nova Scotia)