3111- Specialist physicians

Canada NOC: 
3111
Job Title: 

Specialist physicians

Job Description: 

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.

Main Duties: 

Specialist physicians perform some or all of the following duties:


Specialists in clinical medicine
Diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders
Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
Prescribe medication and treatment and refer patients for surgery
Act as consultants to other physicians
May conduct medical research.
Specialists in laboratory medicine
Study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases
Conduct microscopic and chemical analyses of laboratory samples and specimens
Supervise laboratory activities
Act as consultants to other physicians.
Specialists in surgery
Assess patients' diseases or disorders to determine appropriate surgical procedures
Perform and supervise surgical procedures to correct physical abnormalities and deficiencies and repair injuries
Act as consultants to other physicians.

Employment Requirements: 

Specialist physicians
A bachelor's 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 are 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 are required.
Two years of subspecialty training may also be required.
Specialists in laboratory medicine
Four to five years of specialty residency training are required.
Specialists in surgery
Five to six years of specialty residency training are required.
Two years of subspecialty training may also be required.

Additional Inormation: 

Progression to management positions, such as director of laboratory medicine or chief of surgery, is possible with experience.

Classified Elsewhere: 

Allied primary health practitioners (3124)
Chiropractors (3122)
General practitioners and family physicians (3112)
Managers in health care (0311)
Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (3125)
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Source Of Info: 

National Occupation Classification, (2011)

Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,

February 2012,

Catalogue no. 12-583-X