Responsibilities

• Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders
• Prescribe medication and treatment
• Refer patients for surgery
• Study the nature, cause and development of diseases and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases
• Act as consultants to other physicians
• Advise patients on health care
• Collaborate with specialists to develop programs for clients' special needs
• Examine the patient
• Develop quality management and quality assurance standards
• Coordinate patient care

Qualifications

Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.

• Specialty residency training
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certification Examination
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
• Specialization in clinical medicine: Cardiology

Personal Suitability

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