International medical graduates resources

Access a set of core educational assets to help you learn about medico-legal and safe medical care principles that are central to the practice of medicine in a Canadian context.

The following resources have been curated for International medical graduates (IMGs) with different levels of medico-legal knowledge and at different stages of their professional integration in Canada.

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Professionalism and ethics

Integrating professional duties, societal expectations and personal wellbeing

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Good practices

• Cultural safety

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• Ending the doctor-patient relationship

Physician-patient

Communicating effectively with patients to optimize their care

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Good practices

• Disclosure of patient safety incidents
• Informed discharge
• Medical letters, forms and reports
• Patient-centred communication
• Test results follow-up

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• Challenging clinical encounters and practical management strategies

Physician-team

Leveraging the power of collaboration to foster safe care

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Good practices

• Collaborative care

Articles

• When physicians feel bullied or threatened

The healthcare system

Building safer systems to enhance clinical care delivery

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Articles

• Empowering better healthcare
• Know what you’re signing: employment contracts, procedural protection, and CMPA assistance

Medico-legal matters

Understanding and responding to medico-legal challenges

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Good practices

• Duty to report

Articles

• Medico-legal issues to consider with individual contracts

eLearning activity

• Negligence and civil liability

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