Postgraduate practising
About
A Postgraduate Practising licence is needed for physicians in training who want to work outside their training program, known as moonlighting. There are two types of moonlighting services, each with different application requirements:
External Moonlighting
An External Moonlighting licence lets a postgraduate trainee work at a facility or health-care centre outside their main training site. This includes trainees enrolled in a postgraduate training program outside of Dalhousie University.
Internal Moonlighting
An Internal Moonlighting licence lets postgraduate trainees cover for another trainee on the same or different service in the tertiary care teaching hospitals in Halifax. Supervision is the same as during postgraduate training.
Before you apply
Ensure you meet all qualifications for licensure listed in the credentials checklist.
Credentials
Recognized medical degree
- Listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools with Canadian ‘Sponsor Notes’
Enrollment in a postgraduate training program
- For internal moonlighting, physicians must be enrolled in a training program at Dalhousie University.
- For external moonlighting, physicians must be enrolled in a postgraduate training program in Canada.
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
You must be a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) for either type of moonlighting.
The College will also consider all three steps of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) in lieu of the Medical Council examinations.
Specific requirements for moonlighting services
Besides the above requirements, ensure you meet the specific requirements for each type of moonlighting service:
Completing your application
After submitting the application form, your Registration Agent will set up your application in the system. You will receive a notification and access to a list of required documents to complete your application for licensure.
After licensure
A Postgraduate Practising Licence is not renewable. It is issued for the current academic year only. To continue moonlighting in a new academic year, you must submit a new application.