physiotherapy info

[trinatocanada]

Hi, who else in this group has already started with the credentialling process?

 

[dreamteam]

seen some jobs for physiotherapy assistants,and all they are asking for is high school completion.was thinking if that could be a stop-gap arrangement before one gets the full certification http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/dispjb_eng.aspx?OrderNum=4733692&Source=JobPosting&SearchType=Noc&ProvId=10&Keyword=physiotherapy&Category=0311,%203235,%203414,%206631&OfferpPage=50&Student=No

 

[Yarla7bh]

Not to scare you guys but to let u explore more about the realities for immigrant Doctors in canada

Was going through a post from CBC news Canada and below is a post :

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/11/30/foreign-trained-professionals-workers-certification.html#socialcomments

Chibigizmo wrote:
I was a medical doctor in Japan. I came to Canada because my common-law partner was a Canadian citizen (at that time she was "a girlfriend"). I seeked the way to be licensed here as a doctor but they said I had to have a residency status first. Fair enough. I applied for the residency and I got it.

Then, I learned that to be licensed as a doctor here, I had to

1: Write an exam to be recognized as a doctor
Sure, I'll write that. I can aford $1,000 for the exam.

2: Write 2-3 additional exams to be qualified for a residency posision
OK, $1.000 each, but it's not about money. I can take them. They maybe have a higher standard for a doctor.

3: Do the residency for 3-5 years
Sure, even though I did residency in the past, a new country, new standard. I'll start from scratch.

Well, this is a tough way to go, but doable, that I thought, untill I learned the next...

4: They have only 200 or so residency posisions for foreign trained doctors and about 5,000 applicants.

Almost like a lottery to get a posision.(in my province, but similar in other provinces)

5: Even if you get a posision, you might not get the same specialization as you worked in the past.

6: The criteria of chosing the applicants are not known

So, not the exam score, how will I be chosen? to which speciality?

When I learned all of these, I gave up. I didn't bother taking the exams.

I am now not a cab driver or pizza delivery guy, and I found something else to live for and make a liveing, so I'm ok.

But I hope ,for other foreign trained doctors, and who they suffer without doctors in Canada, the process will be much easier and fair.
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Good luck to all.

 

[trinatocanada]

Thanks for the info yarla, but licensing for doctors is totally different from us physios. I just finished with my credentialling and it was a fair process. I am not saying that it was easy-peasy; but it can be done.

Hi dreamteam, I also researched about that. What I figured out was, they will only hire you if you have finished a PT assistant course OR if you are a physio who is ALREADY undergoing the credentialling and licensing process and on the way to becoming a fully licensed physio.

 

[sanjuban_ip]

hi to all,
as after my PG i m running my clinic but after my graduation i worked i in hospital and have experience letter also but employer might not give confirmation to cic if cic call them..in that case what i ahve to do?anybody reply....

 

[trinatocanada]

hi to all,
as after my PG i m running my clinic but after my graduation i worked i in hospital and have experience letter also but employer might not give confirmation to cic if cic call them..in that case what i ahve to do?anybody reply....

You only need one year of full time employment within the last ten years to fulfill CIC's requirement for FSW. Why won't your employer confirm you as an employee in their hospital? I cannot understand this. They gave you an employment certificate stating that you worked for them but they are not willing to re-confirm it if somebody calls them to ask?

A self-employed physios I know of have applied and tried to prove his self-employment by submitting business documents like tax receipts etc... I haven't heard if he was successful.

 

[sanjuban_ip]

hello trinatocanada,

thanks ...as ur reply..i could not apply? bcoz i have 67 pass marks including my two years self employment..will cic never consider my self employment ? anybody help me so that i can save my time n money..

 

[sanjuban_ip]

hi,
as i have heard that new delhi office now accepts self employment .one of my known CA(self employed) accpted..as u told me... trinatocanada.,ur physio friend has been rejected..may be other reason like he might have not national membership of physios...bla bla..

may ur known case was not from india?

 

[keepmoving]

hi guys,is there any physio who has landed and can experiences with us on how it's been so far

 

[blob]

hi, me and my wife are physios from chennai , india. currently undergoing credentialling. my wife has got a plar programmre and we are trying to appeal agaist it. for the courses they suggest we are lacking like statistics and integrated practise has been covered in our m.p.t programme. has anybody gone through the same. we are planning to land in may , not yet decided about which city.

 

[blob]

hi rathod,

we havnt yet applied for our plar programe just they have told us the deficits. only after applying for the programe we will come toknow about how to fulfill it. y did u choose toronto for setelling down. are u married and coming with your family are single.
presently i am in muscat with my family.

 

[sanjuban_ip]

all physiotherapist india

hi,
shall we discuss all physios collectively in this thread?i m physiotherapist from india..have applied on 3rd jan.
sanjay

 

[joalps]

i am a physiotherapist too..planning to apply this week..what all documents should i submit initially,should i submit ielts report,photos and should i send it to CIO

 

[mohit_sharma123]

hi to all frds
i am also a physio
i after my first year of masters i took break and did a job for 1 year with pay
then i realized to complete my masters and then to job so i did my masters and again did job for 19 months till now i am still doing it ...i applied in oct 2009 and got AOR in dec 2009 i sent my application to cic canada
now i am panning to send my second file to New Delhi end of feb2010
i have not started credentialization .... i will start it in march
frds i am landing in ontario is it a right choice as a profession ? how many $they pay to physio in canada does any one know
plz share
mohit

 

[keepmoving]

physios,how has it been with credentialling thus far?any success stories so far?