rural practice

Dr Du Plesiss

Doctors of BC and BC government bring international doctors to rural communities

June 29, 2018

A chance search through Google helped propel Dr Marili Du Plessis from her home in South Africa to Port Alberni, where she has set up a family practice. But it was a joint program of Doctors of BC and the BC government that made the move a reality.

Dr Du Plessis’s husband was doing some...
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PRA-BC, rural practice

Bringing highly trained doctors to rural communities

March 6, 2017

Twice a year, a new group of internationally trained doctors arrive to practice in many rural BC communities. These doctors come to BC through the BC Practice Readiness Program (PRA-BC) – which requires these skilled doctors to complete a rigorous test and then work with local doctors in Health...
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PRA-BC, rural practice, JSC

International doctors are setting up practice in rural BC

March 15, 2016

Eleven internationally trained physicians have started practicing in rural and remote communities in BC, the result of a Doctors of BC and provincial government partnership.

The Practice Readiness Program (PRA-BC) receives funding from the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues (JSC), a...
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rural practice, rural health, JSC

New doctors setting up practice in rural and remote communities

August 12, 2015

Doctors of BC is working with the provincial government to take a leadership role in helping to address physician shortages in rural and remote communities.

Fourteen internationally-trained physicians will be setting up practice in rural and remote communities, the result of a...
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rural practice, recruitment

Vital physician resource supports rural communities

July 31, 2015
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JSC, joint standing committee, rural practice