Self Advocacy Dept: Arjang, a general surgeon from Iran, and Ghoshal, a family doctor from India, say they have passed all the qualifying medical exams in Canada but failed to get a residency spot, and hence a licence to practise in Ontario, according to The Star. Representing the self-advocacy group, the Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, they said restricted licences would allow them to work in limited capacity under supervision while working toward a full licence provided they pass the qualifying academic and clinical exams, but not necessarily with the required residency experience in Canada and foreign-trained doctors Mitra Arjang and Parampal Ghoshal donned their stethoscopes and white gowns on Monday not to treat patients, but to protest. With the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario headquarters on College St. as backdrop, the two immigrant physicians launched an online petition Monday asking the province and the regulator to issue restricted licences for foreign doctors to practise in Canada. As
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