HHR Researcher Spotlight- Dr. Maria Mathews
Dr. Maria Mathews is a Professor of Health Policy/Health Care Delivery in the Division of Community Health & Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). She holds a PhD in Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Health Services Administration from the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on physician workforce issues, particularly the rural workforce; physician recruitment, retention and migration; and international medical graduates. She is currently leading a CIHR-funded project examining the retention and credentialing of Canadians who Study Abroad and other International Medical Graduates in Canada; a NLCAHR-funded project on the impact of retention bonuses on physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador, and a MUN MRF-funded project on developing community-level metrics of physician turnover. She has also developed a CFI-funded database of physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador to support her research on the provincial physician workforce.
UPCOMING PRESENTATION
Identifying predictors of physician retention in a Canadian province. Implications for future provincial physician needs
Samarasena A, Ryan D, Mathews M. presentation at International Association for Medical Education annual conference, Glasgow, UK, September 5-9, 2015.
MOST RECENT HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE PUBLICATIONS
Financial Recruitment Incentive Programs for Nursing Personnel in Canada
Mathews M, Ryan D. (2015). Nursing Leadership, 2015; 28(1):41-52.
A cross-sectional study of 2014 work locations of Memorial University medical graduates
Mathews M, Ryan D, Samarasena A. (2015) CMAJ Open, 3(2): E217-E222.
Evaluation of Physician Return-For-Service Agreements in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Mathews M, Health SL, Neufeld SM, Samarasena, A. (2013) Health Policy, 8(3): 42-56.