General Practitioners and Family Physicians

(NOC 3112)
-1.92%
 

Requirement

You must complete a bachelor's degree and then complete a Doctor of Medicine degree at a recognized institution. In Quebec, you must complete a college program in health science and one year of pre-medicine university studies, and must graduate from an approved medical school.

You must finish two to three years of a family medicine residency program.

You must also complete the qualifying examinations of the Medical Council of Canada and obtain a licence from the licensing authority in the province/territory where you'll work.

With additional training, you may become a specialist physician.

Degrees Associated with This Career

Bachelor
Master
Doctorate

Useful Experience/Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork
Business and financial management
Committee work
Interpersonal skills
Community involvement

Useful Secondary School Subjects

Math
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
English

Saint James School of Medicine - St Vincent Campus
Arnos Vale, VC

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University of Birmingham - Postgraduate Study
Birmingham, England, GB

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University of Alberta - Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research
Edmonton, Alberta, CA

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IUHS | International University of Health Sciences
Basseterre, St Kitts, KN

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Humber Polytechnic
Toronto, Ontario, CA

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University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor; Honours
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Modified on August 28, 2024