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As Canadian medical schools solely offer the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (M.D., C.M.) degrees, these represent the degrees held by the vast majority of physicians and surgeons in Canada, though some have a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) from the United States or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of ...
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (French: Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada) is a regulatory college which acts as a national, nonprofit organization established in 1929 by a special Act of Parliament to oversee the medical education of specialists in Canada.
Its primary mandate is to drive positive change in health care by advocating on key health issues facing doctors and their patients. [ 1 ] CMA publicates the Canadian Medical Association Journal (often abbreviated as CMAJ ) which is a peer-reviewed medical journal that offers original clinical research, commentaries, analyses and reviews of ...
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC; French: Collège des médecins de famille du Canada, CMFC) is a professional association and the legal certifying body for the practice of family medicine in Canada. This national organization of family physicians was founded in 1954 and incorporated in 1968. [1]
Also: Canada: People: By occupation: Health professionals / Scientists: Physicians Subcategories This category has the following 42 subcategories, out of 42 total.
Doctors of BC, formally known as the British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA), is a professional organization that represents 16,000 physicians, medical residents and medical students in the province of British Columbia. Its goals are to promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of BC with ...
A 2006 New York Times article entitled "Canada's Private Clinics Surge as Public System Falters" said that the "Cambie Surgery Center"—"Canada's most prominent private hospital— was operating in plain view of health authorities as a "rogue enterprise". By 2006, Cambie, which was founded by Dr. Brian Day, Cambie's medical director and ...
In the U.S, there were 2.4 doctors per 1,000 people in 2005; in Canada, there were 2.2. [92] Some doctors leave Canada to pursue career goals or higher pay in the U.S., though significant numbers of physicians from countries such as China, India, Pakistan and South Africa immigrate to practice in Canada. [citation needed] Many Canadian ...