African Nova Scotian Health Resource

The Canadian Medical Association unites over 85,000 members physicians on national health and medical matters.

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) represents Canada's 17 faculties of medicine and is the voice of academic medicine in this country.

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is the professional organization responsible for establishing standards for the training, certification and lifelong education of family physicians.

The Medical Council of Canada (MCC), ensures the highest level of medical care for Canadians through excellence in the evaluation of physicians and supporting research and development within medicine.

The Public Health Physicians of Canada is the national specialty society for Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialists representing the interests of both PHPM Specialists and other physicians working in public health across Canada.

Resident Doctors of Canada (RDoC) is a not-for-profit organization representing over 10,000 resident doctors nationally and collaborates with other national health organizations to foster excellence in training, wellness, and patient care.

This organization acts as the regulating body for practicing medicine in Nova Scotia.

A graduate of Dal Med, Chadwick is now a gastroenterologist.

As the oldest medical association in Canada, DNS represents over 3,500 physicians, including practising and retired physicians, medical students and residents.

Read how Dalhousie's School of Medicine graduate Cindy Ochieng, who worked with PLANS in the past, balanced time between volunteering, and playing in the Tupper Band while studying in her field.

Cinera States and Stefan Allen are recent grads from Dalhousie's school of medicine and they also previously attended PLANS.

This resource shows a range of opportunities to work in Nova Scotia as a physician.

Read this post from PLANS detailing Henry's challenges, background, and his advice for future black medical students.

This resource is provided by Doctors Nova Scotia and provides testimonials from patients and stories from practicing doctors in Nova Scotia.

The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) is the national voice for dentistry dedicated to the promotion of optimal oral health and to the advancement and leadership of a unified profession.

Provided by the CDA, this resource is a list of all Canadian dental schools.

The National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) is the organization responsible for establishing and maintaining a national standard of competence for dentists in Canada. Learn how to become a licensed dentist in Canada from this accrediting body.

The Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student Associations (FCDSA or simply “The Federation”) is the assembly of Canadian dentistry student associations at the 10 accredited Canadian DDS/DMD programs.

Learn the pre-admission requirements along with the financial and time commitments required to become a licensed Canadian dentist.

JCDA.ca (Journal of the Canadian Dental Association) is the flagship scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of CDA, providing dialogue between the national association and the dental community. It is dedicated to publishing worthy scientific and clinical articles and informing dentists of issues significant to the profession.

This legislated body ensures that all dentists in Nova Scotia are trained, qualified, and licensed.

The NSDA is a not-for-profit organization affiliated with the Canadian Dental Association and are dedicated to improving the practice of dentistry in Nova Scotia.

This organization acts as the regulating body for registering, licensing, and disciplining dental hygienists in Nova Scotia.

This regulating body is dedicated to advancing the use of dental technology and the supervision of the technical areas of dental operations.

Since 1907 the national voice of Canadian pharmacists has been the CPA.

The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada is the strong voice and advocate for the business of neighbourhood pharmacy and its vital role in sustaining the accessibility, quality and affordability of patient care for Canadians.

CAPSI is an association of pharmacy students and interns that are invested in their professional development and the issues affecting their profession.

Learn about the 11 pharmacy school across Canada.

Founded in 1995, the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) is a voluntary association of provincial and territorial pharmacy regulatory bodies as well as the Canadian Forces Pharmacy Services. Its members regulate the practice of pharmacy and operation of pharmacies in their respective jurisdictions in Canada and their primary mandate is to protect the public.

The NSCP acts as the regulating body for the practice of pharmacy in Nova Scotia.

PANS supports Nova Scotians pharmacist and is dedicated to advancing the practice of pharmacy.

This resource illustrates the 2-year program for Pharmacy Technician program at NSCC.

Over the course of 54 weeks graduates of this program will be granted a diploma as a pharmacy technician.

In partnership with provincial and territorial branches and practice divisions, CPA enables members to learn, share knowledge, and enhance practice. CPA provides resources, education, ideas, and advocacy to enable our professional community to better serve Canadians.

The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) is a credentialling and assessment agency that provides evaluation services on behalf of its Members. CAPR administers the Physiotherapy Competency Examination to determine the readiness of aspiring physiotherapists for safe, effective, and independent physiotherapy practice.

The Canadian Council of Physiotherapy University Programs (Academic Council) is a national organization which includes representatives from Canada’s 15 physiotherapy university education, research programs, and includes physiotherapy colleagues from the accreditation, regulatory and association sectors.

To provide leadership and direction to members of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association for the advancement of sport physical therapy by fostering excellence in practice, education and research for the benefit of active Canadians.

The NSPA is a dedicated to supporting its members and advancing the practice of physiotherapy in Nova Scotia

The NSCP is the not-for-profit regulating body for regulating physiotherapy in Nova Scotia.

This 2-year diploma will help give you the skills and knowledge to provide hands-on treatment within these two medical areas.

Learn how this home-schooled student took her educational background and applied it with great success to her post-secondary education.

This national organization supports occupational therapists (OTs) in Canada by providing products, services, and learning opportunities to achieve a higher level of excellence.

This is a list of accredited program to become an occupational therapist.

Learn more about the OT profession with this useful resource.

This organization for Occupational Therapy sets the standards of practice, ethical conduct, and much more within Nova Scotia.

This organizations provides education and opportunities for the further professional development of it's members and lobbies the government and other sectors on behalf of Nova Scotian OTs.