Serving the public by regulating physicians and surgeons

The College is seeking the public's feedback on its expectations of physicians and surgeons in the few circumstances when they are able to provide medical treatment to themselves, family members and others they have a close relationship with.

The College will be closed Monday, August 2, 2021. Business will resume at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021.

Dr. Jacques West has been transferred to the Conditional – Disciplined class of registration. The full notification is available here.

The College is sharing this message with registrants on behalf of the BC Coroners Service regarding heat-related deaths.

The College will be closed Thursday, July 1, 2021. Business will resume at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 2, 2021.

As of July 1, 2021, the College Board approved the addition of the OET-Medicine and CELPIP-General to the English Language Proficiency Requirements policy as acceptable examinations to demonstrate English language proficiency. Similar to the IELTS-Academic, test results for the OET-Medicine and

On September 25, 2020, the College Board approved amendments to section 2-19 of the Bylaws under the Health Professions Act, RSBC 1996, c.183. By way of background, in May 2019, the College’s Bylaws related to the academic class of registration were amended with the intent to afford the Registration

The previously titled Telemedicine practice standard has undergone major revisions based on an extensive consultation with registrants (376 specialists and 889 family practitioners), 379 members of the public, and numerous key health partners. Following this consultation, the newly titled Virtual

The College has revised four practice standards: Leaving Practice, Medical Records, Data Stewardship and Confidentiality of Personal Health Information, Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Primary Care Provision in Walk-in, Urgent Care and Multi-registrant Clinics. The updated versions were