The second intake period of applications for an Ontario assessment program that recognizes the competence of internationally-trained family doctors and general practitioners is slated to start in early January next year.<\/p>\n
After being announced in December last year, Practice Ready Ontario (PRO) streamlined the process for internationally-trained physicians hoping to practice in Canada\u2019s biggest province with an intake of applications from June 21 through to July 19 this year.<\/p>\n
The application results were then sent out during the second week of August.<\/p>\n
Those who either missed that first intake or who failed to get a positive result and have since improved their applications and now meet the requirements are being welcomed to apply for the second intake.<\/p>\n
It starts on Jan. 8 and will run through to March 1 next year.<\/p>\n
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Marc Miller Says Canada Will Raise Francophone Immigration Targets<\/a><\/span> The program, which includes a 12-week clinical field assessment in a designated Ontario community, considers qualifications and experience to determine the readiness of applicants for independent practice in Ontario.<\/p>\n The three-month\u00a0program\u00a0to\u00a0recognize\u00a0the\u00a0foreign\u00a0credentials\u00a0of\u00a0physicians\u00a0could\u00a0be was approved by the College\u00a0of\u00a0Physicians\u00a0and\u00a0Surgeons\u00a0of\u00a0Ontario\u00a0(CPSO) and put into place earlier this year.<\/p>\n \u201cPractice Ready Assessment (PRA) programs are used in seven provinces across Canada to support the licensure of internationally-trained\u00a0physicians\u00a0who have already completed their training and practiced independently abroad,\u201d noted the\u00a0CPSO in a brief to Ontario\u2019s ministry of health last year.<\/p>\n Through such a\u00a0program, the regulatory body can:<\/p>\n \u201cWith government funding and coordination among key system partners, a\u00a0program\u00a0could\u00a0be implemented immediately and begin injecting a new supply of IEPs into the system as\u00a0early\u00a0as\u00a0spring\u00a02023 and onwards,\u201d noted the\u00a0CPSO\u00a0in its submission.<\/p>\n It was presented to\u00a0Ontario\u00a0Health Minister Sylvia Jones in mid-August 2022.<\/p>\n The regulatory body also advocated for more residency positions for internationally-trained\u00a0physicians.<\/p>\n \u201cAs only a small number of residency positions are accessible to internationally-educated\u00a0physicians,\u00a0Ontario\u00a0is essentially limiting the opportunity to quickly grow our base of future\u00a0physicians\u00a0and support (them),\u201d noted the\u00a0CPSO.<\/p>\n \u201cWe ask government to immediately increase the number of residency positions available to internationally-educated\u00a0physicians.<\/p>\n \u201cWith consideration to how this increase in positions may impact other jurisdictions facing their own health human resource shortage, government should create targeted or additional spots for internationally-educated\u00a0physicians\u00a0already in the province, including Canadians who have studied abroad and are looking to complete their residency in\u00a0Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n Those who study medicine outside Canada, including both\u00a0foreign\u00a0nationals and Canadians who choose to study medicine in other countries, are often stymied in practicing medicine in Canada because of a lack of sufficient residency spots for them.<\/p>\n Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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