This unit group includes specialist physicians in clinical medicine, in laboratory medicine and in surgery. Specialists in clinical medicine diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders and act as consultants to other physicians. Specialists in laboratory medicine study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans. Specialists in surgery perform and supervise surgical procedures. Specialists in clinical medicine usually work in private practice or in a hospital while those in laboratory medicine and in surgery usually work in hospitals. Residents in training to become specialist physicians are included in this unit group.
Specialist physicians * A bachelor of science degree or In Quebec, completion of a college program and one year of pre-medicine university studies is usually required. * Graduation from an approved medical school and specific specialty training is required. * Completion of the certifying examinations of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Licensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required. Specialists in clinical medicine * Four to five years of specialty residency training is required. * Two years of subspecialty training may also be required. Specialists in laboratory medicine * Four to five years of specialty residency training is required. Specialists in surgery * Five to six years of specialty residency training is required. * Two years of subspecialty training may also be required.
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