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The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) made an announcement on June 10, 2021, further to the cancellation of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part II and to the granting of licentiate status. Read the announcement on the MCC website. The regulatory authorities across Canada are meeting today in hopes of achieving a consensus response. We will provide updates as matters develop.
The Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) met today to discuss the ramifications of the suspension of the MCCQE Part II.
The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) announced on May 31, 2021, the suspension of the MCCQE Part II due to significant issues with the virtual examination.
The President of FMRAC will be meeting with the MCC in the next few days to determine steps forward. The College will be providing further updates following this meeting.
The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) announced on May 31, 2021 the suspension of the MCCQE Part II due to significant issues with the virtual examination.
MCC apologized for the anxiety this has caused candidates amidst the pandemic. The MCC confirmed a full refund for those registered for the current session, those who were transferred to the fall 2021 session, and those who challenged the exam in the past weeks. The full MCC statement can be found here.
Our College is immediately examining the implications of this announcement on all affected physicians, whether on the educational register, the provisional register, or seeking initial licensure.
The College’s Pandemic-Related Exceptions to the Requirement for the MCCQE Part II Policy, which sets out our licensure approach for those who affected by the postponements MCCQE Part II, remains in place.
The College would like to acknowledge the challenges faced by those who recently participated in the MCC examination process and for those who had planned to do so. We thank all physicians affected for their patience and commitment to the profession.
The MCC news is fresh and our response has not yet crystallized. We will be updating all those affected as soon as more information becomes available.
The College is pleased to announce Dr. Robert Oliver as the recipient of its 2020 Gold-Headed Cane Award.
The annual award recognizes an outstanding community-based physician who exemplifies professionalism in service to their patients, the profession, and the community.
Read Dr. Oliver’s full profile in our 2020 Annual Report.
We wish to express our appreciation to all physicians who have been deployed by Nova Scotia Health or IWK to contribute to the pandemic response in ways outside their normal scope of practice. As the province moves through the third wave of the pandemic, physicians have continued to demonstrate leadership in their commitment to providing care.
These continue to be stressful times, with physicians raising their hands to help wherever needed. We wish to reassure physicians the College will not hold deployed physicians to practice within a scope strictly consistent with recent training and experience.
This approach applies to physicians privileged and working under the direction of Nova Scotia Health, the IWK (inpatient or outpatient settings), and/or the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s office. This may include, but is not limited to, work within COVID-19 primary assessment centres, case tracing and monitoring, provision of vaccinations, and COVID-19 testing as deployed by the health authorities.
Rest assured, if you are deployed by your Health Authority to work outside your normal scope of practice, be advised you will not face disciplinary measures from the College for practising outside your scope of practice.
We thank you for your service.
The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia hereby gives notice that the Hearing Committee has issued its decision regarding the sanction and costs arising from its findings of professional misconduct against Dr. Manivasan Moodley. The findings of professional misconduct are set out in the Hearing Committee’s decision dated November 23, 2020.
Read the decision finding professional misconduct.
The decision on sanction orders a reprimand, a suspension of Dr. Moodley’s licence to practise medicine for a five month period commencing at a time to be agreed with the College, the continuation of the current requirements for a practice monitor and sign, and a requirement to take ethics training. In addition, the Hearing Committee ordered that Dr. Moodley pay a $325,000 contribution toward the costs of the investigation and hearing, payable in monthly instalments of $5,000.
Read the decision on sanction and costs.
Postgraduate training licence renewal is now open. You must renew your licence to continue your training for the upcoming academic year. Renew by May 23, 2021, to avoid a late fee.
If you plan to discontinue your Postgraduate Training Licence you must notify the College in writing or by email to registration@cpsns.ns.ca before June 30, 2021.
How to Renew:
Fees & Payment:
When the College has processed your renewal, you will receive an email confirmation and a receipt for payment.
If you encounter problems or technical issues related to online renewal:
The College has been asked by the Department of Health & Wellness (DHW) to distribute this message to registered physicians.
Physicians are to refer patients regarding covid vaccine booking to 1-833-797-7772 only.
Given the public health directives in response to the recent increase in COVID cases, licensed physicians may be asked by their Health Authority to contribute to the pandemic response in ways outside their normal scope of practice. The College wishes to reassure physicians its support of this measure.
When deployed by a Health Authority to support the pandemic response, the College will not hold physicians to practice within a scope strictly consistent with recent training and experience.
This approach applies to Physicians privileged and working under the direction of NSH, the IWK (inpatient or outpatient settings), and/or the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s office. This may include, but is not limited to, work within COVID-19 primary assessment centres, case tracing and monitoring, provision of vaccinations, and COVID-19 testing as deployed by the health authorities.
To restate: if you are deployed by your Health Authority to work outside your normal scope of practice, be advised you will not face disciplinary measures from the College for practising outside your scope of practice.
The College’s revised Professional Standard Regarding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was approved yesterday and is now available.
The Standard reflects important changes in Canada’s legal approach to MAiD as provided for with the passage of Bill C-7 last month. These changes include a pathway to eligibility to MAiD for patients whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable, as well as ongoing eligibility for patients who have lost capacity after having been found to be eligible (Audrey’s Amendment).
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