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The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (French: Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada) is a regulatory college which acts as a national, nonprofit organization established in 1929 by a special Act of Parliament to oversee the medical education of specialists in Canada. The Royal College is an association of ...
[1] [2] [3] As of 2011, there were approximately 20 U.S.-trained osteopathic physicians, all of whom held a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, practising in all of Canada. [4] As of 2014, no training programs have been established for osteopathic physicians in Canada. [5] Currently, there are no DO programs outside the United States.
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA; French: Association médicale canadienne, AMC) is a national, voluntary association of physicians and medical learners that advocates on national health matters. Its primary mandate is to drive positive change in health care by advocating on key health issues facing doctors and their patients.
Canadian Medical Association; College of Family Physicians of Canada; College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
The national doctors association is called the Canadian Medical Association; [16] it describes its mission as "To serve and unite the physicians of Canada and be the national advocate, in partnership with the people of Canada, for the highest standards of health and health care."
The COA was established in 1926. [2] President for 2017–2019 is Dr. Jason Crookham, and Executive Director is Dr. James Church. [3] In 2011, the COA launched the Canadian Osteopathic Medical Student Association [1] and it is now led by Ravi Uppal, Corey Mayer and Khashayar Farzam.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA [1]) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. [2] [3] [4] DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licensed as a physician or surgeon and thus have full medical and surgical practicing rights in all 50 US states.
The American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS) is the smallest of three multi-specialty physician/surgeon certifying entities in the United States, providing board certification to both M.D. and D.O. physicians. The AAPS has grouped its certification activities within a single subdivision called the American Board of Physician ...