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Founded by the Canada Medical Act in 1912, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) is an organization charged with the assessment of medical candidates and evaluation of physicians through examinations. It grants a qualification called Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) to those who wish to practise medicine in Canada.
In 2012, the gross average salary for doctors in Canada was CDN$328,000. Out of the gross amount, doctors pay for taxes, rent, staff salaries and equipment. [90] In Canada, less than half of doctors are specialists whereas more than 70% of doctors are specialists in the U.S. [91] Canada has fewer doctors per capita than the United States.
The number of physicians serving and running for Congress has risen over the last 50 years from 5 in 1960, down to 3 in 1970 and a low of 2 in 1990 up to 10 (in 2000) [3] to a maximum of 21, including one female physician, in 2013, [4] as of 2015, there were 18, and as of 2017 a small decrease to 15 physicians.
Name Party State Term Field Institution Year Henry Cabot Lodge: Republican Massachusetts: 1893–1924 History Harvard University: 1876 Paul Douglas
Canadian physicians by province or territory (11 C) Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (32 P) Canadian women physicians (5 C, 45 P)
Congressional Directory: Main Page, Government Printing Office Online. Detailed listings of many aspects of previous memberships and sessions of Congress. Committees of the U.S. Congress. Congress.gov. Library of Congress. U.S. Congressional Biographical Dictionary; House Committee Repository
Meanwhile, the number of lawsuits against Canadian doctors is dropping — down 30% since 1998 (from 1339 suits commenced in 1998, to 928 suits in 2007) — and only 30% of plaintiffs seeking compensation are successful in court, Robertson noted.
The CMA has over 75,000 members [2] and is the largest association of medical doctors in Canada. Its membership includes physicians and medical learners. The CMA represents Canadian physicians from medical school through to residency, medical practice and retirement.