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Academic Standing for Licensure June 19, 2018
Acceptable Alternatives to the LMCC September 21, 2018
Access to Application and Related Documents by Applicants February 7, 2017
Alternative Pathways When Documents Not Available February 7, 2017
Approval of Supervisors for College-Directed Supervision October 20, 2020
Capacity, Competence and Character to Safely Practice Medicine June 27, 2016
Certificates of Professional Conduct – Requirements for Licensure in Nova Scotia December 12, 2019
Certification and Licensing Qualifications Required to Obtain a Defined Licence April 1, 2020
Certification Requirements for Restricted Licence – Emergency Medicine (ABEM) June 19, 2018
Clinical Assistant Licence May 24, 2019
Clinical Assistant Program May 24, 2019
Clinical Assistant Program – Accreditation May 24, 2019
Clinical Observers June 19, 2018
College-Directed Supervision Framework – Responsibilities and Outline by Level October 20, 2020
Completed Applications for Approval March 20, 2017
Comprehensive Clinical Assessment of Practice May 24, 2019
Criminal Record Screening December 7, 2017
Currency of Practice Experience July 24, 2019
Defined Licence – Fellowship May 25, 2018
Defined Licence – Route to Full Licensure November 15, 2016
Defined Licence – Term October 20, 2020
English Language Proficiency March 27, 2020
Examinations Required for Registration on the Education Register May 25, 2018
Frequently Asked Questions: College-Directed Return to Practice Assessments October 29, 2019
Guidance to Physicians Contemplating a Change in Clinical Scope of Practice December 12, 2019
Guideline for the Conduct of Return to Practice Assessments March 8, 2019
Guidelines for College-Directed Supervision October 20, 2020
Interviewing Applicants May 31, 2016
Medical Specialty List Criteria March 27, 2020
Non-Resident Physicians February 1, 2018
Notification of Complaint to Program Directors Regarding Postgraduate Trainees May 25, 2018
Notification of Complaint to Sponsor and Supervisor May 25, 2018
Observerships for Medical Students June 19, 2018
Original Documentation March 27, 2020
Pandemic-Related Exceptions to the Requirement for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part II January 4, 2021
Pathway to Restricted Licensure – American Board Internal Medicine July 24, 2019
Postgraduate Practising Licence – Internal Moonlighting March 27, 2020
Postgraduate Practising Licence (External Moonlighting) May 5, 2017
Pre-Screening Criteria for PRA in Family Medicine May 25, 2018
Re-Entry into Practice and/or Change in Clinical Scope of Practice December 12, 2019
Restricted Licence – Emergency September 5, 2017
Retroactive Licensing March 21, 2017
Satisfactory Participation in Continuing Professional Development June 27, 2016
Screening Criteria for Practice Readiness Assessment (PRA) for Specialist May 24, 2019
Sponsor-Only Oversight of a Defined Licence Physician October 20, 2020
Supervision Levels for College-Directed Supervision October 20, 2020
Translation of Documents August 30, 2016
University or School Approved by Council May 25, 2018

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