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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2016
... days. If every family physician worked in a solo or group practice, took care of their own patients, and had an ...
Letters / BY: Shirin Rostamkalaee, MD June 2016
... competition among IMGs, nor be successful in one of the practice-ready assessment programs. As a result, I’ve ... put in front of me. The enrollment requirements for practice-ready programs in Canada, such as the requirement to be in a current practice as a fully licensed physician, mostly benefit ...
Letters / BY: Heidi M. Oetter, MD June 2016
... for IMGs to help them establish themselves and set up practice in BC. The College’s role in the recruitment ... two national colleges may be eligible to participate in a practice-ready assessment (PRA) program, which involves a ... for IMGs to help ensure they can safely enter the practice of medicine. This high level of scrutiny is yet ...
Premise / BY: A.W. Battison, MD June 2016
... often work in rural and remote areas. Their scope of practice is broad and includes emergency medicine. In cases ... Council of South Africa (HPCSA) regulates medical practice. The organization requires university sponsorship ...
Editorials / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP June 2016
... Gallagher, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia Palliative Medicine ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2016
... difficult indeed. However, in my over 20 years of clinical practice, I can count on one hand the number of patients for ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB September 2016
... of doctor supply to 26th in the world (when I started practice we were fourth). Commissioner and UBC economist ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS September 2016
... in our province’s facilities, the divisions of family practice are already providing a strong voice for family ...
Letters / BY: Gerrard A. Vaughan, MD September 2016
... College is to establish, monitor, and enforce standards of practice to reduce incompetent, impaired, or unethical practice. The regulation of medical marijuana is an ... medical boards that have been regulating this aspect of practice for a while. Published and personal reports ...
Letters / BY: Gerrard A. Vaughan, MD September 2016
... has a statutory obligation to set standards for medical practice, and most elements contained in the standard on safe ... must not abrogate its legal obligation to regulate medical practice, including prescribing. Regulation is foundational, ...