Building Bridges / 2022 Annual Report

The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia serves the public
by effectively regulating medical practice

President’s Message

Registrar’s Message

Financial Statements

Welcoming Physicians

The Welcome Collaborative is a new orientation program designed to help arriving physicians who have trained outside of Canada to integrate successfully into the Nova Scotian healthcare system.

Licensing Competent Physicians

These are challenging times for Nova Scotians seeking access to care in the face of physician shortages. The College is continuously monitoring national and international policy responses that address access to care.

Nova Scotians depend on the College to ensure that only qualified, competent and ethical physicians are licensed to practise medicine.

Licensed Physicians 2023

1,140

Family Medicine
Specialists

1,783

Specialist
Physicians

558

Postgraduate
Trainees

3,481

Licensed
Physicians

Strategic Plan Updates

The College advanced a number of initiatives in 2022 to support improved access to healthcare and build our capacity to work in a culturally respectful, safe, and humble manner.

Medical History Vignette

Dr. Clement Ligoure

HERO OF THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION

On March 26, 1917, the Acadian Recorder newspaper included an announcement by Dr. Clement C. Ligoure, a native of Trinidad, that he had opened a medical office in Halifax.

The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia serves the public by effectively regulating medical practice