If you have successfully completed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) but have not done the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) exams - MCCQE 1 & 2 - then this message is for you.
Earlier this year the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) made a policy change that it will no longer accept the USMLE exams as equivalent to the MCCQE 1 & 2, for granting of an independent practice certificate in Ontario. An individual with the USMLE exams (instead of MCCQE 1 & 2) and the specialty exam will be required to practice under supervision for one year and would have to undergo a practice assessment by the CPSO, following which the individual would get a restricted certificate of registration limited to his/her specialty.
This change has been made as a result of the licensing authorities across Canada agreeing to a common entry to practice standard for full licensure “Canadian Standard.” To get a full independent practice certificate, an individual must now hold an acceptable medical degree, the LMCC and certification by the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
We [PAIRO] have heard from several members who are US medical school graduates (and a couple of IMGs) who began residency training in Ontario prior to the change, and expecting USMLE exams to be a comparable substitution did not undertake to do the LMCC when their colleagues did.
We [PAIRO] have been in discussion with the CPSO regarding the specific difficulties this poses for some of our members who entered their residency believing that the USMLE was an acceptable exam for independent registration in Ontario.
As part of our ongoing discussions with the CPSO to try and find an alternate approach for residents who are currently training, it is important that we have an understanding of how many of our members are affected by this change.
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