The College is pleased to announce the launch of the Atlantic Registry.
The Atlantic Registry allows for greater mobility of fully licensed physicians in Atlantic Canada.
The Registry will be available to all fully licensed physicians in an Atlantic province licensed to practise without conditions, restrictions, undertakings or supervision.[...]
May 1st marks Doctors Day here in Nova Scotia. The College recognizes the dedication of physicians in caring for their patients throughout the province.
The College joins with Nova Scotians to celebrate the significant contributions that physicians make each day to the well-being of our communities.[...]
Recently there has been significant media coverage regarding the prescribing and dispensing of high volumes of Ozempic by Canadian licensed healthcare professionals to patients in the United States. Semaglutide, sold under the brand name Ozempic and approved [...]
The following was published on April 10, 2023, in The Coast daily newsletter. Good morning for the second time today friends, We are getting in touch because there is an error in today's edition of The Coast Daily newsletter, [...]
March 31st is dedicated to celebrating and honoring transgender people with the aim of increasing the visibility and awareness of the transgender community’s struggles and triumphs.
The College celebrates International Transgender Visibility Day while recognizing this community continues to experience serious barriers in their daily lives — particularly in the area of health.[...]
The Welcome Collaborative’s next 3-day orientation session is April 11-13, 2023 at the offices of the College.
The Welcome Collaborative is a new orientation program designed to help physicians who have trained outside of Canada and issued a Defined licence, to integrate successfully into the Nova Scotian healthcare system.
For more information, please contact the College at: welcomecollaborative@cpsns.ns.ca[...]
American Board-certified physicians are now eligible for Full Licensure in Nova Scotia, without the requirement for Royal College certification. Nova Scotia is the first province to do so.
The College will also accept enrolment in the relevant continuing professional development (CPD) program in the United States in lieu of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program with the Royal College or the Mainpro+ program with the College of Family Physicians of Canada...[...]
International Women’s Day on March 8th celebrates the achievements of women while raising awareness about discrimination and inviting us to action to drive gender parity.
Of the 2,923 physicians licensed to practise in the province this year 44% or 1,273 are women. The College recognizes and celebrates the tremendous contribution and leadership of women physicians in Nova Scotia.[...]
The College is pleased to announce the launch of the Atlantic Register on May 1, 2023. The Register will be available to all physicians in an Atlantic province licensed to practise without conditions, restrictions, undertakings or supervision. Physicians who wish to opt onto the Atlantic Register will do so by advising their home College and providing their consent. The annual cost is $500.00 and replaces all fees associated with temporary or locum licences. Physicians on the Atlantic Register can practise throughout the region as of right.
The College commemorates African Heritage Month with this year’s theme of Seas of Struggle – African Peoples from Shore to Shore. We honour the contributions of African Nova Scotians throughout their rich and complex history in the province dating back over 400 years. While the College recognizes that much work remains to be done to address anti-black racism within our healthcare system, we commend the leadership of African Nova Scotian physicians across [...]
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