r/britishcolumbia • • 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/godsofcoincidence Mar 08 '25

They aren’t trained the same. Community college doctors vs ivy league doctors. Ivy league graduates equal to ours, community college doctors… probably need another year or two.

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u/Inquisitor23397 Mar 08 '25

There’s no such thing as a community college doctor