PEI making changes to rules governing College of Physicians and Surgeons
CanAm perspective: In May 2015, Dr. Victoria Dawson, a bright young Anglo Canadian, US trained Family Physician was denied a medical license in PEI – because she refused to take an English Proficiency Test. CanAm immediately issued press releases to the Charlottetown Guardian newspaper and the Medical Post decrying PEI’s loss of a talented physician […]
New project will speed up credential recognition for international medical graduates
Moving to Canada and securing work as a physician can be extremely challenging, according to Canada’s minister of employment and social development, Pierre Poilievre. Based on a new report by the Panel on Employment Challenges of New Canadians, Poilievre says many new Canadians have trouble getting their qualifications recognized. Other problems include lacking relevant Canadian […]
