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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

The College is pleased to announce that the 2020/21 Annual Report, audited financial statements and committee reports have been published on the College website. The report provides an overview of the College's work this past fiscal year, including outcomes from the College’s core regulatory

The Ministry of Health has updated the Mask Use in Health Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic policy communique, which provides provincial guidance for mask use by health-care workers, non-clinical staff, patients, and visitors to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in health-care facilities

On February 28, 2020, the College Board approved an amendment to the Bylaws under the Health Professions Act, RSBC 1996, c.183, specifically, section 7-5. The proposed amendment to section 7-5 allows the College to enforce a new requirement that all registrants practising in community settings (solo