The past president of the Canadian Medical Association is calling for a national licensing pathway for doctors — and some provinces are on board
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Canadian health-care systems buckle under the weight of doctor shortages, the past president of the Canadian Medical Association is calling for a national licensing pathway for doctors — and some provinces are on board.
"To have provinces credentialing every university, or every country, independently doesn't really make a lot of sense," Smart said. "It would make sense that would be done once, for the country." "The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has already taken steps to facilitate interprovincial coverage with as little as a day’s notice to meet urgent needs," said college spokesman Shae Greenfield in an email Wednesday. He said the college has also proposed creating a new temporary registration class, "specifically designed to support mobility between provinces and territories.
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