Restricted Registration Pilot for Ontario Medical Residents

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What is Restricted Registration?

"Restricted Registration" is a certificate of Restricted Registration offered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to Residents who meet agreed upon criteria.

The Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine have defined "Restricted Registration", another term for Limited Licensure, as: "Residents registered in postgraduate medical education programs leading to certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada who provide clinical services for remuneration outside of the residency program."

Eligible Programs

Residents in any of the following programs that meet ALL the specific guidelines for participation (click on your program's hyperlink) may apply for a Certificate of Restricted Registration. Once your application receives approval in the academic environment, it will be sent to the next available CPSO Registration Committee Meeting. Please note that the process may take 9-12 weeks to complete.

	University of Toronto	McMaster University	Queen's University	Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (London)	University of Ottawa
Eligible Programs	Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Internal Med Ophthalmology Pediatrics Psychiatry Surgery - Cardiac Surgery - General Surgery - Orthopedic Urology	Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Internal Med Pediatrics Psychiatry	Anaesthesia Emergency Medicine Internal Med Pediatrics Psychiatry Surgery - General Surgery - Orthopedic	Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Internal Med Psychiatry Radiology	Adult Critical Care Anesthesia Emergency Medicine Internal Med Medical Oncology Neurosurgery Psychiatry Radiology Surgery - Cardiac Urology
CPSO Supervision Guidelines

Click on the links above to view the domain of practice for each program in their respective site.

Last revised: June 1st, 2010