Overview

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Languages

English

Education

- Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Experience

Experience an asset

Work setting

- Private practice
- Clinic

Responsibilities

- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals
- Examine patients’ health condition to identify diseases and injuries
- Help patients develop healthy habits, break old habits and reshape their approach to wellness
- Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures to determine the most appropriate medical treatment
- Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health




- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
- Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
- Advise patients on health care
- Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities
- Co‑ordinate or manage primary patient care
- Provide acute care management
- Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
- Provide emergency care

Credentials

- College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP)
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

📌 family physician (Stonewall)
🏢 Medicentres Canada
📍 Stonewall