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General Practitioners and Family Physicians (3112)

Among the occupations currently in highest demand in All of Québec

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Qualification and skills most often required

Un doctorat en médecine ainsi qu’une formation postdoctorale (résidence) en médecine de famille sont exigés. L’adhésion au Collège des médecins du Québec est obligatoire. Il est important de vérifier auprès du Collège des médecins quelles sont les conditions d’admission ainsi que les modalités particulières qui s’appliquent aux personnes diplômées à l’extérieur du Québec. L’empathie, la capacité de travailler en équipe ainsi que des aptitudes à analyser, à résoudre des problèmes, à communiquer et à vulgariser sont recherchées. Le bilinguisme peut être demandé.

Reason for labor demand

Le vieillissement et la croissance de la population et une préoccupation accrue de la population à l’égard de la santé créent une demande pour les omnipraticiens et omnipraticiennes ainsi que pour les médecins en médecine familiale. Le besoin de remplacer les professionnels et professionnelles qui prennent leur retraite et les besoins croissants en soins de santé dans divers groupes ajoutent à la demande pour ces professionnels.

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Nature of work

General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They provide primary contact and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. They usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics. Residents in training to be general practitioners and family physicians are included in this unit group.

Fields of interest

  • Managing, organizing, administrating
  • Providing others with care and assistance

Main duties

  • General practitioners and family physicians perform some or all of the following duties:
  • - Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures and consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
  • - Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
  • - Perform and assist in routine surgery
  • - Provide emergency care
  • - Provide acute care management
  • - Inoculate and vaccinate patients
  • - Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care
  • - Advise patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease, illness and accident prevention
  • - Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
  • - Perform patient advocacy role
  • - Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
  • - Provide continuous care to patients
  • - Supervise home care services
  • - Report births, deaths, and contagious and other diseases to governmental authorities.

Main characteristics of the occupation

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General Practitioners and Family Physicians (3112)

Employment requirements

  • * A bachelor's degree orIn Quebec, completion of a college program and one year of pre-medicine university studies is usually required.
  • * Graduation from an approved medical school andTwo to three years of family medicine residency training are required.
  • * Completion of the qualifying examinations of the Medical Council of Canada andLicensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required.

Skill type

  • Health occupations

Skill level

  • Professional

More information

  • * General practitioners and family physicians may become specialist physicians with additional training.

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