Becoming a Physician in Nova Scotia
Physicians in Nova Scotia are licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS); in this video, Dr. Bill Lowe, Deputy Registrar of CPSNS provides the following information:
- role of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
- scope of practice of family and specialist physicians
- the licensing process to become a physician in Nova Scotia
- required documents
- challenges for internationally educated physicians.
Web Links
Association of Internationally Educated and Trained Professionals of Nova Scotia (IETP-NS)
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC):
Medical Council of Canada (MCC)
Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Exam (MCCEE)
Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam Part I: (MCCQE)
Physician Credential Registry of Canada (PCRC)
Clinician Assessment for Practice Program (CAPP)
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia On Line Review of Credentials:
International Medical Education Directory
World Health Organization:
English Language Proficiency Tests:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
CanTEST
Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS)
Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association (MISA)
Halifax Immigrant Learning Center (HILC)
Orientation to the Canadian healthcare system and professional practice in Nova Scotia for internationally educated health professional
Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia(AIPS-NS)
Nova Scotia Office of Immigration
Glossary
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER:
an organization or person who delivers proper health care in a systematic way to individuals in need of health care services.
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
faculty of medicine or a medical university
PATIENT CARE /HEALTH CARE: prevention, treatment, management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being.
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Bachelor degree studies are 3-4 years. Master's and PhD programs are postgraduate programs. Admission to Master's and PhD programs normally requires a Bachelor's degree. To achieve PhD status normally requires 8 -10 years of academic study and research.
PROOF OF IDENTITY:
identity document, passport
A SELF REGULATED
PROFESSION
has been given authority by the government to set entry requirements, standards of practice, assess applicants' qualifications and credentials, certify, register, or license qualified applicants, and to discipline members of the profession/trade. This work is managed by a REGULATORY AUTHORITY, and the profession is called a REGULATED PROFESSION
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER:
an organization or person who delivers proper health care in a systematic way to individuals in need of health care services.
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
faculty of medicine or a medical university
PATIENT CARE /HEALTH CARE: prevention, treatment, management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being.
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Bachelor degree studies are 3-4 years. Master's and PhD programs are postgraduate programs. Admission to Master's and PhD programs normally requires a Bachelor's degree. To achieve PhD status normally requires 8 -10 years of academic study and research.
PROOF OF IDENTITY:
identity document, passport
A SELF REGULATED
PROFESSION
has been given authority by the government to set entry requirements, standards of practice, assess applicants' qualifications and credentials, certify, register, or license qualified applicants, and to discipline members of the profession/trade. This work is managed by a REGULATORY AUTHORITY, and the profession is called a REGULATED PROFESSION