College Radar

March 2026

Welcoming 21 physicians to Nova Scotia

Participants at the January 2026 Welcome Collaborative

January Welcome Collaborative Participants
Standing from left: Dr. Bakhit, Dr. Akinduro, Dr. Finegan, Dr. Asanbe, Dr. Cavaghan, Dr. Odewale, Dr. Andeyaba, Dr. Szekeres, Dr. Aboghanem, Dr. Nichols, Dr. Walsh, Dr. Groenewald, Dr. Dladla, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Varga
Seated from left: Dr. Khoshagozaran, Dr. Salem, Dr. Grant (Registrar & CEO), Dr. Imafidon-Victor, Dr. Hamadeh
Missing from photo: Dr. Joubert, Dr. Hashim

In January, 21 physicians new to practising in Nova Scotia participated in the Welcome Collaborative orientation program at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia. The program supports physicians trained outside of North America to successfully integrate into the Nova Scotia healthcare system.

The January cohort included physicians in the following specialties: 13 in family medicine, four in emergency medicine, three in internal medicine, and one in obstetrics and gynecology.

Nine of the physicians hold a Full licence. The remaining 12 have been issued a Defined licence and, as such, are under supervision on a pathway to independent licensure.

The Welcome Collaborative is funded by the government of Nova Scotia and is the first program of its kind in Canada.

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.