ICYMI: The Atlantic physician registry, which would offer multi-jurisdictional licensing to improve physician mobility in the region, is anticipated to launch May 1.
Premier Dennis King, right, and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs address the media during a Feb. 20 press conference after the Council of Atlantic Premiers met in Charlottetown. - Terrence McEachern/SaltWire NetworkCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Atlantic Canadian physicians looking to practise within the region in neighbouring provinces won't be saddled with the same paperwork or additional licensing requirements as before due to a new registry anticipated to launch in the next couple of months.
The registry, which would offer multi-jurisdictional licensing to improve physician mobility in the region, is anticipated to launch on May 1.Two more doctors leaving P.E.I., including one of only two plastic surgeons in the province "So, anytime there is mobility, especially for a small jurisdiction like Prince Edward Island, and I would say for all of our Atlantic provinces, that it really increases the opportunities for physicians to come here," said King."Nothing that we do in health is a magic bullet that will just miraculously fix everything, but I think this is just one small little thing that keeps us moving forward and will make a difference, not just today but into the future.
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