Postgraduate resident - clinical associate
Postgraduate resident - clinical associate
Postgraduate residents who meet certain criteria may be authorized to provide supplementary services, under supervision, for patients receiving a service within a health authority in a clinical academic centre affiliated with the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
Requirements
They may also use the title “resident – clinical associate” if they meet the following eligibility criteria:
- are enrolled in a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) specialty postgraduate training program at UBC
- have successfully completed a minimum of 24 months postgraduate training
- be a licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
How to apply
Eligible postgraduate residents wanting to apply for a clinical associate licence must complete and email the following forms to education@cpsbc.ca.
Request for Authorization (Health Authority)
Updating an active clinical associate licence
Clinical associate licences are only valid for locations approved by CPSBC.
To add additional practice locations to an active clinical associate licence, complete and email the Request for Authorization form to education@cpsbc.ca.
Postgraduate residents must wait for CPSBC approval before they can begin working at any additional practice locations.