Responsibilities
- Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders
- Prescribe medication and treatment
- Refer patients for surgery
- Study the nature, cause and development of diseases and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases
- Act as consultants to other physicians
- Advise patients on health care
- Collaborate with specialists to develop programs for clients' special needs
- Examine the patient
- Develop quality management and quality assurance standards
- Coordinate patient care
Qualifications
Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.
- Specialty residency training
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certification Examination
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
- Specialization in clinical medicine: Cardiology
Personal Suitability