Assessor Qualifications

Prior to becoming an assessor, you will have been vetted by the CPSNS and undergone a mandatory training session put on by the NSPRAP.

You will need to:

• Have a full licence to practice family medicine in Nova Scotia;

• Be in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia;

• Have been practicing family medicine in Canada for 5 years to be the primary physician assessor and 3 years to be a secondary physician assessor with a scope of family practice which is similar to that which PRA candidates are likely to require in the communities they will serve;

• Have national certification (CFPC) in the specialty of family medicine (is preferable);

• Have privileges with the Nova Scotia Health;

• All assessors must have a faculty appointment with the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. If you do not have a faculty appointment, we will assist you in obtaining one for the purpose of your work with NSPRAP.

• Experience in assessing family medicine residents may be an asset but is not a requirement;

• Enjoy working with physicians from diverse backgrounds;

• Be part of an assessment process designed to place qualified foreign trained family physicians in under-serviced Nova Scotian communities.

For more information, please contact info@nsprap.ca.