Nova Scotia will test foreign-trained family doctors in 2019 to deal with shortage

Nova Scotia is set to begin a program to test foreign-trained family physicians to deal with its doctor shortage. This will help family doctors trained in regions that aren’t recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Nova Scotia to prove they can meet Canadian medical standards. The system will include a residency program. Participants are expected to begin their assessments at Dalhousie University in 2019 and are expected to be seeing patients by next fall. The province also hopes this will encourage Nova Scotians who trained in medical schools abroad to return home.