Dialogue Volume 12 Issue 1 2016 | Página 24

practice partner After practising in El Salvador, Dr. José Villeda says an instrumental part of his education in Canada was exposure to a new orientation portal. About one-quarter of doctors practising in Canada are IMGs. Many enter the Canadian medical system through a practice-ready assessment, where other physicians observe them for up to three months. Before starting that assessment, physicians receive an orientation to the Canadian medical system, of varying lengths and content. “This portal will help ensure that all candidates have access to the same information, and the knowledge they require of the communication and cultural aspects of Canadian medical practice,” says Nancy MacBeth, MCC President. The MCC has worked with its partners in the National Assessment