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PACE: An Overview
The Physician Assessment Centre of Excellence (PACE) provides primary care in a collaborative care setting delivered by internationally trained physicians under assessment for licensure. These physicians are overseen by experienced family physicians trained in assessment.
PACE consists of three parts:
An orientation program
Assisting new-to-Canada physicians understand the healthcare system in Nova Scotia. This orientation program helps set physicians up for success in long-term practice in Nova Scotia.
One purpose of PACE is to support physicians in success in practice thereby helping to retain them in communities across the province.
An assessment centre
Providing a robust work-place based assessment of internationally trained physicians seeking licensure to practice in Nova Scotia. Family physicians who have received intensive training in assessment will be the assessors and will be supported by expert resources.
An aim of PACE is to expand the capacity to assess more internationally trained physicians in order to increase the number of competent family doctors in Nova Scotia.
A primary care clinic
Delivering primary care to Nova Scotians who are currently without a primary care provider. PACE does not accept patients directly. Nova Scotia Health refers those currently on the Need a Family Practice Registry to PACE. Patients will be patients of PACE and may not see the same physician at every visit.
An objective of PACE is to decrease the number of patients in the province who are without a family doctor. Patients are attached to PACE rather than to individual physicians.
