“The Myth of Canada: The Exclusion of Internationally Trained Physicians” is a community-engaged research report by Evelyn Encalada Grez, Paola Ardiles Gamboa and Simran Purewal—research associates and investigators at Simon Frase University. The report was published in early 2023 and focuses on the experiences of Internationally Trained Physicians (ITPs) when migrating to Canada, specifically when seeking to practice medicine in B.C. Its recommendations focus on addressing barriers ITPs face in this process.
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Recommendations from MOSAIC and the Alliance of Doctors Denied by Degree
Recommendation 5: Opening up all residency positions (including speciality and subspecialty) to competition by all Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have passed the Medical Council of Canada exams which establish that they have the critical medical knowledge, decision-making ability and clinical skills expected from Canadian medical school graduates and, as such, are qualified to work as resident physicians.-
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Recommendations from MOSAIC and the Alliance of Doctors Denied by Degree
Recommendation 6: Increasing the number of residency positions to accommodate more candidates.-
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Recommendation 8: Ending the requirement that graduates of international medical schools sign a return of service contract as a condition of working as resident physicians where they ‘agree’ to work in the community and clinic where the government directs them for a specified number of years after they are fully licensed.-
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Recommendations from MOSAIC and the Alliance of Doctors Denied by Degree
Recommendation 9: Removing exclusive responsibility for the selection of residents from Faculties of Medicine and putting in place oversight to overcome the bias embedded in the system.-
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Recommendation 10: Implementing and/or increasing existing oversight and accountability including enforcement powers (such as Fairness Commissioners) of all aspects of the entry to the medical profession to ensure admission to the profession is: (i) fair and free of discrimination, i.e., inclusive and consistent with the principles of a free and democratic society; (ii) impartial; (iii) objective; (iv) flexible and (v) transparent as defined in the Health Professions Review Board’s Best Practices (BC HPRB, n.d.).-
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Recommendation 11: Requiring representation of graduates of international medicals schools on all committees and other forums which make decisions that effect graduates of international medical schools’ access to the medical profession.-
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