New Brunswick is the latest province offering an accelerated route to licensure for internationally trained physicians!
A new avenue to licensure for internationally trained physicians opens in New Brunswick Medical licensureNAC PRAPractice-Ready Assessment OCTOBER 11, 2023 A Practice-Ready Assessment (PRA) program is now available in New Brunswick, providing an accelerated route to licensure for internationally trained physicians. Administered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick (CPSNB), the Practice […]
CPSO Removes Barriers for Internationally Educated Physicians
CPSO Removes Barriers for Internationally Educated Physicians The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is pleased to share another significant step it has taken to address the physician shortage in Ontario. This morning, CPSO’s Executive Committee of Council approved amendments to our registration policies that will remove barriers making it easier for physicians […]
Proposals Reduce Barriers for U.S. Trained Physicians
Proposals Reduce Barriers for U.S. Trained Physicians CPSO released proposed changes to registration policies that seek to expand access and reduce existing barriers to practise independently in Ontario for U.S. board-certified physicians and U.S. physicians deemed eligible to sit a U.S. Specialty Board examination. The changes put forward in the newly titled draft, Alternative Pathways to […]
College Announces More Physicians Now Eligible for Licensure
College Announces More Physicians Now Eligible for Licensure March 6, 2023 American Board-certified physicians are now eligible for Full Licensure in Nova Scotia, without the requirement for Royal College certification. Nova Scotia is the first province to do so. The College will also accept enrolment in the relevant continuing professional development (CPD) program in the United States in […]
B.C. fast-tracking licensing process for international doctors
In a move to address the doctor shortage, the B.C. government is speeding up the process to allow internationally-trained doctors to begin practicing in the province. Premier David Eby says the pandemic has “exposed” challenges to B.C’s healthcare system, and “too many” British Columbians are having trouble finding a family doctor. “Family doctors trained […]
Time to champion regionalization of Licensure
This April 15, 2016 Medical Post article by Dr. Sarah Giles once again addresses the high cost of credentialing and licensing for physicians seeking to do locum work in neighbouring health boards and provinces. CanAm has been out spoken on this issue. What the general public and government officials don’t realize is that we are talking about thousands for dollars not […]
PEI physician opposes regional licensing for doctors
CanAm perspective: Having four licensing colleges in Atlantic Canada with less than two million people makes absolutely no sense. You only have to look south of the border and around the world to see we really only need one licencing college for all of Canada. If anything, it is a major road block for recruitment. It takes a […]
Delving into practice-ready assessment (PRA)
Practice-ready assessment (PRA) is one of several routes available to internationally-trained physicians interested in joining Canada’s medical profession. Although the structure and requirements of PRA programs vary from one province to the next, through the National Assessment Collaboration (NAC), the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) continues to collaborate with its partners to encourage consistency and […]
NSHA leadership ‘disorganized,’ ‘frustrating’
The Nova Scotia Health Authority caused panic among medical residents when it announced they were requiring new family doctors to have their positions approved, and then physicians would need to undergo a long privileging process. CanAm Physician Recruiting CEO John Philpott says he questions why anyone would create any kind of delay for a fully-licenced […]
New licensing law expected to boost rural care, cut costs
CanAm perspective: CanAm applauds the Governor of Wisconsin for taking such a common-sense approach. We wish the Canadian system would follow suit, and Doug Currie (PEI’s Minister of Health and Wellness) gives us hope … *** A new law in Wisconsin promises to save time and money as physicians go through the process of becoming licensed in multiple […]
