Health Minister and Eric Hoskins

Eric Hoskins: I see it as an advantage, Dr. Eric Hoskins said during an interview Friday. It gives me an insight that I think is really valuable, according to The Star. Although Hoskins is not the first doctor to become health minister, the appointment of a physician to the post is rare and one that premiers are reluctant to make for fear of the perception of a conflict and Ontarios new health minister insists the fact he is a physician does not place him in a conflict of interest, a concern many in the sector have quietly expressed. He went to medical school at McMaster University, which he says spearheaded the team-based approach to patient care and taught him the value of working with a group of practitioners including nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.