The physician directory includes physicians’:

• full name
• registration status and practice type
• business address and telephone number
• gender
• languages (in addition to English)
• qualifications
• regulatory actions, if applicable
  Note: If a physician has been the subject of disciplinary action by the College since January 2000, this is noted on the Regulatory Action tab on the physician's profile. Inquiries regarding disciplinary action prior to that date should be directed to the College.

The physician directory does not include physicians’:

• practice conditions
• licence limits
• open complaints or investigations
• matters related to the health of the individual
• action taken by a physician’s employer
• a physician’s licensure status in other jurisdictions

Note: Physicians who are licensed for independent practice are required to renew their licence in January of each year.

The physician directory for educational registrants include:

• full name
• educational registration status
• gender
• regulatory actions (if any)

The physician directory for educational registrants does not include:

• business address
• telephone number
• email address
• MSP number

Note: Educational registrants do not have MSP billing numbers.

All postgraduates and medical students in BC training programs are registered with the College.

To conduct a search for an educational registrant:

1. Enter the last name and first name of the educational registrant.
2. Click Search.
3. The results of your search will appear.
4. Click on the registrant’s name to view more information.

For a glossary of terms explaining the typical credentials for physicians who are registered and licensed by the College to practise medicine in British Columbia, click here.

Basic search

To conduct a basic search of the physician directory:

1. Enter the last name of the physician.
   Note: If a physician uses a middle name, the search may not return results. For best results, use the last name of the physician when conducting a search.
2. Click Search.
3. A list of names matching your search criteria will appear.
4. Click on the physician's name to view more information.

Advanced search

To conduct an advanced search of the physician directory, not all fields are required to be filled.

1. Enter the last name of the physician.
   Note: If a physician uses a middle name, the search may not return results. For best results use the last name of the physician when conducting a search.
2. Under Practice type, select either family physician or specialists.
   • If you select Specialists, a list of specialties will appear.
   • If you select Family physician, a drop down box will appear. Click on the box and select All Family Physicians.
3. Under Gender, select either both, male or female.
4. Under City, enter the city the physician is located in.
5. Under Distance, enter the distance around a postal code you are searching from.
   Note: If you have already entered a city in your criteria search, do not put information in this area.
6. Under Status, select either actively practising, not practising or both.
7. Click Search.
8. The results of your search will appear. This search may take a few minutes to generate results.
9. Click on the physician's name to view more information.

Physician accepting new patients search

To conduct a search for a family physician who has listed as accepting new patients, not all fields are required to be filled.

1. Under Practice type, select Family physicians. On select, a drop-down box will appear.
2. Under City, enter the city the physician is located in.
3. Under Status, select actively practising. Leave remaining fields blank.
4. Click Search.
5. If there are any physicians in the city/town, based on the search criteria, who have informed the College they are accepting new patients, results of your search will appear.
6. Click on the physician's name to view more information.

Note: All physicians are responsible for keeping their profile with the College updated, including whether or not they are accepting new patients. The College frequently reminds physicians of this responsibility throughout the year but cannot be responsible for guaranteeing accuracy at any single point in time.