Our mission remains unchanged: to help IMGs understand and successfully navigate the complexities of Canadian medical licensing. Explore our free resources to gain clarity and confidence on your path to practicing medicine in Canada.
One video with the questions answered most in consultations: which exams to take, which resources to use, how to plan the study time, and how CaRMS fits in. Press play.
Learn about IELTS, TOEFL, and CELPIP requirements for education and immigration purposes.
Understand different license types, eligibility criteria, and application processes in Canada.
Discover other possibilities, such as residency retraining and academic roles.
The Practice Eligibility Route (PER) lets internationally trained specialists reach Royal College certification without repeating residency. This free guide walks you through it, personalized by specialty: eligibility, documents, deadlines, exams, and supervised practice. It includes the official Specialty Training Requirements (STR) for 28 primary specialties, free to download.
Select your specialty and follow the route stage by stage: eligibility, documents, training assessment, exams, and supervised practice.
See what the training must contain for each primary specialty, and download the official STR document used in the PER assessment of training.
Not sure if your discipline is a primary specialty in Canada? Type it in and find out where it fits: primary specialty, subspecialty, or AFC diploma.
Tell the guide where you stand, your training, your practice experience, your exams, and it screens you against every Practice-Ready Assessment program in family medicine and every clinical assistant and associate physician licence in Canada. Adapted from the Medical Council of Canada e-book written by Dr. Santos.
One intake screens all 9 Practice-Ready Assessment programs and all 10 supervised practice licences against your profile, province by province.
Requirements, application steps, and comparison tables for every provincial program, in the source e-book's own order.
The supervised practice licences, open to family physicians and specialists, with the rules that differ sharply by province.
We specialize in helping International Medical Graduates (IMGs) overcome challenges and achieve their goals. With Dr. Santos's expert guidance, you'll gain clarity, confidence, and actionable strategies to navigate the complexities of Canadian medical licensing.
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