The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia serves the public by regulating the province’s physicians, podiatrists, and physician assistants in accordance with the Medical Act and its regulations.
All registrants must be licensed by the College in order to practise in Nova Scotia.
The duties of the College include:
- licensing qualified and competent physicians, surgeons, podiatrists, and physician assistants
- investigating and resolving complaints from the public about these health professionals
- monitoring and maintaining standards of practice through peer assessment
- developing professional standards and guidelines to support high standards of professional practice and ethical conduct
The College acknowledges that we are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.
This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik People first signed with the British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations.