Physicians in Canada
Physicians and surgeons play an important role in the provision of health care in Canada. They are responsible for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. 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 Surgery (M.B., B.S.) from Europe.
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| Names | Physician, medical practitioner, medical doctor or simply doctor |
Occupation type | Professional |
Activity sectors | Medicine, health care |
| Description | |
| Competencies | The ethics, art and science of medicine, analytical skills, critical thinking |
Education required | MBBS, MD, MDCM, or DO |
Fields of employment | Clinics, hospitals, government |
Related jobs | General practitioner Family physician Surgeon Specialist physician |
In order to practice in a Canadian province or territory, physicians and surgeons must obtain certification from either the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), as well as become members of the provincial or territorial medical professional regulatory authority.