General practitioners and family physicians

NOC

31102

diagnose and treat diseases, disorders, injuries, and other health-related problems of patients. They are usually the primary contact for managing a person’s or family’s health.

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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 or family physicians are included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs 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

Vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases

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

Coordinate 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.

Also Known As

family physician
general practice resident
general practitioner (GP)
medical doctor

Requirements

Employment Requirements

A bachelor's degree or in Quebec, completion of a college program and one year of pre-medicine university studies is usually required.

Graduation from an approved medical school and two to three years of family medicine residency training are required.

Completion of the qualifying examinations of the Medical Council of Canada or the Collège des médecins du Québec and licensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick (CPSNB)

Employment by Sex

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52.4%

Female

47.6%

Male

Employment by age

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0.9%

15-24

23.1%

25-34

22.7%

35-44

21.3%

45-54

24.4%

55-64

7.6%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

0.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

100.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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98.7%

Health care and social assistance

N/A

1.3%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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16.70%

Northeast

32.20%

Southeast

24.20%

Southwest

18.50%

Central

8.40%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$146,000

Northeast

$133,000

Southeast

$118,000

Southwest

$154,000

Central

$112,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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