Health Match BC - Divisions of Family Practice

Introduction to Health Match BC
Margaret Kennedy
Senior Consultant, Physician Services
February 4, 2015
• A free health professional recruitment service
• Funded by the Government of BC
• Matched over 2,500 physicians to jobs in BC since 1999
The Kootenays, BC
Cowichan Valley, BC
Health Match BC Services
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Recruit physicians on behalf of health authorities, health care facilities, practice
clinics and Divisions of Family Practice.
Market your vacancies and communities to physicians
Lead you through the recruitment process
Facilitate contact with prospective candidates
Pre-assessment of candidates
Guide the candidate and community through the CPSBC Registration and CIC
immigration process
Collaboration
• Health Authorities
• Divisions of Family Practice
• Ministry of Health
• Educators (e.g. UBC FoM)
• Regulators (e.g. CPSBC, CFPC)
• Credentialing (e.g. MCC)
• Associations (BCMA)
• RCCbc
Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park, BC
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BC College of Family Physicians
Family Medicine Forum
Outside Quebec Career Day
American Academy of Family
Physicians
• Royal College of General Practitioners
(UK)
• BMJ Career Fair (UK)
• Recruitment Tours (UK & Ireland)
Recruitment Strategies
Recruitment Committee
Planning for recruitment
Interactive website
Social media
Conference and career events
Networking and referrals
Sponsored events for residents and medical students
encouraging them to establish careers on VI
• Retention
• Physician recognition events
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Victoria's Inner Harbour, BC
• Match their skills and interests to regions of their choice in BC.
• Provide them with information about communities of interest.
• Connect them with prospective employers.
• Guide them through licensing and immigration procedures.
Registration and
Credentialing
Westin Bear Mountain Resort, BC
Broken Group Islands, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Vancouver Island, BC
Registration/Licensure
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia is the
licensing body for family physicians/general practitioners and
specialists/consultants in BC.
Credentialing
In Canada, there are three organizations which provide credentialing
for physicians – Medical Council of Canada, College of Family
Physicians of Canada, and the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons
of Canada
College of Physicians and
Surgeons of BC
The Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC
Licensure/Registration for
Family Physicians
International Medical Graduates
(IMGs) who meet the
postgraduate training
requirements of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of
British Columbia may be eligible
for a Provisional Licence* to
practise medicine in a rural or
underserved area of the
province.
*There are specific terms and
conditions to this form of
licensure.
Photo: Dr. John Pawlovich, courtesy of rccbc.ca
Applicants must:
• Be graduates in medicine from a
university or medical school
approved by the CPSBC;
• Have postgraduate training
appropriate for the practice and
approval by the CPSBC;
• Have success on examinations
acceptable to the MCC;
• Provide evidence of English
proficiency, e.g. TOEFL or IELTS
completed within the last 2 years;
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• Source verification of supporting
documents.
Terrace, BC West Coast Trail, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Emerald Lake Resort, BC
Family Practice Postgraduate Training Requirements
Medical degree plus two years accredited and approved postgraduate training
with a basic core of 44 weeks consisting of:
8 weeks in:
Medicine
Surgery
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
4 weeks in:
Psychiatry
Emergency Medicine (A&E)
Family/General Practice
College of Family Physicians of Canada
• Certification with the College of Family
Physicians of Canada (CFPC) within five
years of the start of practice.
• Most physicians complete certification
exams within three years of practising in
Canada.
• The CCFP designation may be granted
without examination by the CFPC to
physicians in approved jurisdictions (United
States, Australia, Ireland and the UK).
• Must have MRCGP, MICGP, ABFM, FRACGP
or FACRRM
Immigration
Butchart Gardens, BC
• By law, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada are
given priority on employment opportunities.
• International Medical Graduates may be considered for positions
in underserved areas if they are eligible for licensure with the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
Application Process
Steps leading to an immigration application include:
 Application to Health Match BC
 We obtain preliminary assessment from the CPSBC
 Referral to the health employer (health authority/hiring
community)
 Negotiations between physician and health employer
 Job offer/acceptance
Sidney, Vancouver Island, BC
Next Steps
• Health employer/hiring community make a formal request for temporary
licensure from the CPSBC and Confirmation of Need from the BC Ministry of
Health.
• Upon receipt of CPSBC letter and Confirmation of Need, the physician will
apply for permanent residency through the BC Provincial Nominee Program
(PNP).
• Upon receipt of a work permit
support letter from PNP, physician
will apply to Citizenship &
Immigration Canada (CIC) for a
work permit.
• All physicians and family members
are required to have an
immigration medical.
Provincial Nominee Program
(PNP)
PNP
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An alternate route for obtaining
permanent residency status in
Canada.
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Health Match BC assists
employers and applicants with
the coordination of necessary
documentation.
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, BC
Middle Beach Lodge, Tofino, BC
Time Frame
Process from initial contact with Health Match BC to arrival in British Columbia
takes approximately 12 months.
For information and details on required documents:
cic.gc.ca
• Conferences (booths, brochures, promotional items,
cards)
• Print ads
• Online ads – Facebook and Google ads (retargeting)
• Google Adwords
• Google Analytics
1,510 (series of ads in Jan – 100,000+ views)
1,662 including many specialists
8 videos total 21,658 views
Publication
Circulation
Full-page ad
Canadian Family Physician
28,000
$3,234
Canadian Journal of Rural
Medicine
4,752
$2,420
Canadian Medical Association
Journal
80,000
$4,945
Just for Canadian Doctors
28,000
$3,528
Medical Post
47,245
$8,882
British Journal of General Practice
47,000
$3,551
British Medical Journal
100,000
$16,026
JAMA (Journal of the American
Medical Association)
305,000
$9,480
Advance: for physicians since 2009 – 7,000+
BC Health Recruiter News:
stakeholders in BC - 3,500+