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Specialist Physicians  (NOC 3111)
Moncton--Richibucto Region
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This unit group includes specialist physicians in clinical medicine, in laboratory medicine and in surgery. Specialists in clinical medicine diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders and act as consultants to other physicians. Specialists in laboratory medicine study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans. Specialists in surgery perform and supervise surgical procedures. Specialists in clinical medicine usually work in private practice or in a hospital while those in laboratory medicine and in surgery usually work in hospitals. Residents in training to become specialist physicians are included in this unit group.

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Specialists in clinical medicine perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders
  • Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
  • Prescribe medication and treatment and refer patients for surgery
  • Act as consultants to other physicians
  • May conduct medical research.
Specialists in laboratory medicine perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases
  • Conduct microscopic and chemical analyses of laboratory samples and specimens
  • Supervise laboratory activities
  • Act as consultants to other physicians.
Specialists in surgery perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Assess patients' diseases or disorders to determine appropriate surgical procedures
  • Perform and supervise surgical procedures to correct physical abnormalities and deficiencies and repair injuries
  • Act as consultants to other physicians.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Moncton, Bouctouche, Dieppe, Richibucto, Riverview, Sackville, Shediac, McEwen, Salisbury

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Education & Job Requirements for Specialist Physicians in Moncton--Richibucto Region

Education and job requirements can vary by region. Workers in regulated occupations require a licence to work legally. Workers in non-regulated occupations do not require a licence, but employers may have other certification requirements.

Local Employment Requirements

According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick, the following are eligible for licensure in New Brunswick:
1. Physicians certified in Family Practice by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
2. Physicians certified in a specialty by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Physicians of Québec.
3. Physicians with the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada who have at least one year of training in an accredited Canadian or American program. This should generally be in the form of a rotating internship. (Graduates of 1993 or later require two years of training.)
4. Physicians otherwise eligible for licensure in the Province of Quebec.
5. In limited circumstances, physicians eligible for licensure in the State of Maine, or another American jurisdiction.
6. A restricted license is available, in very limited circumstances, for certain foreign-trained physicians for direct employment by a hospital or institution.

Note: The requirements for a Locum tenens license are the same as that of a full license.

Foreign-trained individuals wanting to work in Canada in this occupation can find more information at the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials: http://www.cicic.ca/

[Report Publication Date: 2010-02-26 |  Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

Local Skills Requirements

Specialists Physicians need the following characteristics:
the intellectual ability required to successfully complete the academic training and keep up to date with new developments in medicine, a genuine interest in the welfare of patients and the ability to work with them, and other health care professionals, high ethical standards, emotional strength and maturity , good communication and teaching skills.

For additional information about essential skills, refer to:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/essential_skills/general/home.shtml

[Report Publication Date: 2010-02-26 |  Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

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Local Training

Specialist physicians require a university degree in medicine from an approved medical school and additional postgraduate residency training ranging from three or more years depending upon the specialty.

A science baccalaureate may be taken at any New Brunswick universities, followed by out of province medical training.

Since September 2010, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) offers an innovative program that provides New Brunswick students with the opportunity to attend medical school in their home province. It is an expansion of Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine.

DMNB is a partnership with the Government of New Brunswick, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Dalhousie's Faculty of Medicine. The program will admit 30 students from New Brunswick each year and in their first two years students will attend classes in Saint John and for their final two years they will fan out across the province to complete their clerkships in Moncton, Woodstock, Fredericton and Miramichi, as well as in Saint John.

New Brunswick also has the first French-language medical school outside of Quebec, in Moncton. The program is a joint project between the Université de Sherbrooke and the Université de Moncton, with the Quebec school issuing the degrees and hospitals in Moncton providing much of the training.

Hospitals in the province do offer residency training opportunities.

Training in English:

University of New Brunswick - Fredericton
P.O. Box 4400
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3
Phone: (506) 453-4666
www.unb.ca

University of New Brunswick - Saint John
100 Tucker Park Road
P.O. Box 5050
Saint John, NB E2L 4L5
Phone: (506) 648-5500
www.unb.ca

Mount Allison University
62 York Street
Sackville NB E4L 1E2
Phone: 506-364-2269
Fax: 506-364-2272
www.mta.ca

Crandall University
Box 6004
333 Gorge Road
Moncton, NB E1G 3H9
Phone: (506) 858-8970
Toll free: 1-888-968-6228
Fax: (506) 858-9694
www.crandallu.ca

Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick
PO Box 5050
100 Tucker Park Road
Saint John, NB E2L 4L5
Phone: (506) 636-6000
Fax: (506) 636-6001
http://newbrunswick.medicine.dal.ca/

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Room 1751, Health Sciences Centre
300 Prince Philip Drive
St. John's, NL Canada A1B 3V6
Phone: (709) 777-6615
Fax: (709) 777-8422
http://www.med.mun.ca

Training in French:

Université de Moncton
Campus de Moncton
18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
Moncton, NB E1A 3E9
Telephone: (506) 858-4000
www.umoncton.ca

Université de Moncton
Campus d'Edmundston
165 Hébert Blvd
Edmundston, NB E3V 2S8
Telephone: (506) 737-5051
www.umoncton.ca

Université de Moncton
Campus de Shippagan
218 J.-D.-Gauthier Blvd.
Shippagan, NB E8S 1P6
Telephone: (506) 336-3400
www.umoncton.ca

For additional information about training institutions, visit http://www.canlearn.ca

[ Report Publication Date: 2011-05-26 | Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]
Information for Newcomers

Getting your language skills assessed

If you do not know what your English or French language level is, visit one of the Language Assessment Centres across Canada. They will assess your language level and direct you to the appropriate language training program.

[ Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada ]
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