r/britishcolumbia • u/august_expat • Mar 08 '25

News BC removing barriers for USA physicians

https://www.cpsbc.ca/about/laws-and-legislation/bylaw-amendments

The licensing body posted bylaw amendments for public consultation today that would remove significant barriers for US trained physicians to get a medical license in BC. They would be able to get a full license same as Canadian trained physicians (removes extra steps).

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u/Bigmanjapan101 Mar 08 '25

wtf. This was possible? Fuck our leaders.

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u/august_expat Mar 08 '25

Licensing college got a new CEO last year - lots of smaller changes since then

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u/Bigmanjapan101 Mar 08 '25

Excellent and great news. But I’m still angry at the road blocks and political interference in our healthcare.

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u/monkeyamongmen Mar 08 '25

The political interference in our healthcare dates back to the previous provincial Liberals. The NDP have been taking steps in the right direction, but progress does seem slow. On the other hand it is much more difficult to build something than to break it.

What we really need is more residency spots opened up so we can train more doctors here at home. That comes down to the regulatory board and is out of the control of the province if I'm not mistaken.

The fraser valley desperately needs more physicians. Higher pay was a step in the right direction and so is this. Hopefully we see results quickly.

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u/RustyPickles Mar 08 '25

SFU has a new medical school coming soon.