B.C. announces measures to license more internationally trained doctors

The number of seats in the Practice Ready Assessment will triple to 96 seats by March 2024, up from the existing 32.

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia has announced several new measures to bring more doctors to the province, amid an ongoing shortage and strained emergency departments.

Announcing the plan, he told a news conference the number of seats in the Practice Ready Assessment will triple to 96 seats by March 2024, up from the existing 32. In another change, Eby says international medical graduates who are not eligible to be fully or provisionally licensed in B.C. may now be eligible for a new "associate physician" class of registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.

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