Catholic Immigration Centre

Career Transitions for International Medical Doctors and Other Healthcare Professionals

This project will help 480 internationally trained doctors transition into non-regulated alternative healthcare employment by offering 10 three-week workshops addressing transferable skills, healthcare sector orientation, occupation-specific language training, workplace culture communications training, and volunteer and paid employment opportunities.

Arber Zaplluzha
Program Manager
Phone: (613) 232-9634 ext. 418
Fax: (613) 232-3660
E-mail: arber@cic.ca

Catholic Immigration Centre – Ottawa

Career Transitions

This project helps internationally trained physicians identify transferable skills and obtain employment in related health sector industries.   

Contact:
Arber Zaplluzha, Project Manager
Phone: 613-232-9634 ext. 418
Fax: 613-232-3660
Email: arber@cic.ca
Website: www.cic.ca

George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology

Pre-Health Science Program for Internationally Trained Individuals

This program is adapting an existing high-demand George Brown Pre-Health Science program to better meet the particular needs of internationally trained individuals. 

The changes include occupation-specific language training and core curriculum tailored to address the barriers and gaps that internationally trained individuals face when looking for work in the health care sector. 

Participants gain workplace experience through an unpaid work placement and will have access to one-on-one career counselling throughout the program.

Contact: Paul Zanettos, Media Relations Consultant
Phone: (416) 415-5000 Ext. 3428
E-mail: pzanetto@georgebrown.ca
Website: www.georgebrown.ca

Mohawk College

Health Sector Pre-Bridging Language Acquisition Project

This project helps participants prepare to enter health sector bridging projects by improving their language from CLB 5 to CLB 7. Four online modules of fifty hours each will help participants develop language skills and improve interpersonal communications by presenting material in a Canadian health care context.

Contact:
Muzeria Nuredini
Phone: 905-575-2024
Email: muzeria.nuredini@mohawkcollege.ca

University of Toronto - Standardized Patient Program

Improving Medical Literacy: An Assessment and Training Program

Participants in this project will have their listening, speaking, writing and reading skills assessed. 

The project includes a 40-hour language training program with online and in-class work.

This project builds on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s Communication and Cultural Competence project.

Contact: Lynn Russell, Project Manager
Phone: (416) 967-5547   
E-mail: l.russell@utoronto.ca
Website: www.utoronto.ca