Siouxie

I just found this somewhat interesting government instruction for recruitment of foreign trained physicians for BC.. leading to PR.

http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pcb/pdf/foreignmd.pdf

According to this article http://www.thebigwait.com/internatio...andardization/ a National GP Licence Standard has been achieved. Colleges across Canada now have common standard for IMG license applicants for family practice.

Newfoundland seem more accepting of UK trained doctors, they do have to have their credentials examined but I couldn't see anywhere where it was required to take further examinations (I could be wrong though!).

http://www.practicenl.ca/?/jobs/content/img_faq.asp#6

What are the requirements for a provisional license for specialty practice?

As per the CPSNL website applicants who are applying for a provision license for entry into sponsored practice in a specialty of medicine must have graduated in medicine from an approved Faculty or School of Medicine and must have completed a minimum of four years of postgraduate training in the specialty in Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa, and may be required to have passed a specialist higher qualification examination administered by a medical authority responsible for specialist training in the country where the applicant completed post graduate training. Applicants who have completed three years of postgraduate training in internal medicine, pediatrics or emergency medicine in the United States of America in a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education and who acquired by examination board certification in either of these specialties from the appropriate American Board may also be eligible for licensure.

UK trained physicians need to have established their CCT/CCST designation prior to applying.

When applying for licensure, applicants will be referred, by the licensing authority, to the PCRC website at http://www.pcrc.org/ to open a physician repository account. There is a one-time registration fee to initiate your physician repository account and a fee for each document submitted for source verification. These fees can only be paid by VISA or MasterCard and must be authorized in Canadian dollars.

MrsBee

Wow, just wanted to say thank you for all the really really helpful responses to my questions, I am carefully working my way through all the links...

HealthMatch BC seems to be our 1st port of call, have emailed them and waiting to submit our online CV's...I will also access my messages/DM some people when I have my 3 posts down!

I think re: starting training again, its not so much the "humiliation" some have mentioned, more the fact that I don't think physically we are capable of working those hours and being confidentallly top of our game now we are in our late 30's with 2 small children (both under 3) who don't sleep particularly well!! The thought of all those endless night shifts on the shop floor is only marginally more appealing than being up all night with a teething baby!

This forum is such an amazing wealth of information, I am so impressed! Thank you everyone

Natalie

snowshoveller

good luck with your quest.

MrsBee

Thought I'd better add an update in case for general info in case anyone else is on a similar "quest"...

...we have been in touch a fair bit with Health Match BC, the Government-run non-profit medical recruitment service for BC, mentioned in a fair few of the above posts...

...they have categorically told us that currently in Canada, physicians, specifically anaesthetists, are re-negotiating their salaries with the Government, and as such there is an unofficial Country-wide "ban" on employing any medical graduate trained overseas...they have no idea when this will end, but "not in the foreseeable future".

...this basically puts us up the creek for now...

Can't even begin to explain how disappointed we are. Its heartbreaking, but then I think we had rather pinned our hopes on something alot of people told us was unobtainable...

The plan now is for me to re-train as a GP in the UK, as apparently the Royal Colleges here and in Canada have just agreed reciprocity, and apparently there is a shortage of Family Physicians in Canada?

This will take me a minimum of 3 years though!! We are prepared to wait for what we envisage to be a much better life for us and our boys in Canada, and hopefully in the meantime the rules on employing IMG's (International Medical Graduates) will change - please please please!!!

Will keep in touch with this Forum though, it is so friendly, helpful and supportive - Genius

Yours Disappointed-But-Hoping-And-Still-Wearing-A-Maple-Leaf-Hoodie
Natalie x

JonboyE

This is true.

insearchoflife

A consultant makes about 100K in the UK so why do you need to move to Canada. Yes there are many doctors in the Canada as taxi drivers. There are no shortages of doctors in Canada.
You might wish to read this
http://nicknoorani.com/canada-to-get-more-qualified-taxi-drivers-doctors/

snowshoveller

folks move for many other reasons than trying to make more cash y'know

MrsBee

Precisely! We are seeking a better quality of life for our family. Money not a factor.

rubberduckofdeath

Ironic that the user's name is "insearchoflife"

Should be "insearchofcash"

Only kidding.

Good luck with your mission!

JonboyE

Oh FFS.