College Radar

March 2023

April orientation session for physicians trained outside of Canada

Group of doctors in discussion at a board room table

The next orientation session for physicians trained outside of Canada is scheduled for April 11th-13th at the College.

The orientation is part of the Welcome Collaborative, a program which aims to address gaps identified in the onboarding of physicians not trained within the Canadian healthcare system context.

The goal of the Welcome Collaborative is to support physicians as they integrate into medical practice in Nova Scotia. In addition to the College, participating partners include:

  • Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS);
  • Doctors Nova Scotia;
  • Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program;
  • Nova Scotia Health;
  • College of Family Physicians of Canada;
  • Dalhousie Medicine Continuing Professional Development and Medical Education (CPDME); and
  • Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment.

For more information, please contact the College at: welcomecollaborative@cpsns.ns.ca

The program is funded by the government of Nova Scotia.

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. We also acknowledge that people of African descent have been in Nova Scotia for over 400 years, and we honour and offer gratitude to those ancestors.