Setting up your practice

Useful links as you consider setting up your practice:

• BC Ministry of Health
  www.gov.bc.ca/health
• Doctors of BC
  www.doctorsofbc.ca
• Health Match BC
  www.healthmatchbc.org/Physicians.aspx
• Island Health
  www.viha.ca
• Liability protection – Canadian Medical Protective Association
  https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/home
• Licensure – College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
  www.cpsbc.ca/for-physicians/registration-licensing/applying
• Medical Services Plan – Billing Number
  health.gov.bc.ca/exforms/mspprac/2991fil.pdf
• Social Insurance Number
  www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/sin/index.shtml
• Taxes
  www.cra-arc.gc.ca/

Interested in supporting your fellow physicians to practice in BC by becoming a supervisor for those with a provisional license? It’s easier than you think! Read the Registration Policy – Supervisor Eligibility Requirements from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.