Practice Ready Assessment - BC

Home
Canada
Vancouver, BC
Practice Ready Assessment - BC

PRA-BC is an assessment program for internationally trained family physicians who have completed residencies in Family Medicine outside of Canada.

We provide qualified family doctors with an alternative pathway to licensure in British Columbia (BC). In 2015, the province of British Columbia launched an assessment program for internationally educated family physicians who have completed residencies in Family Medicine outside of Canada. This program, known as Practice Ready Assessment – British Columbia (PRA-BC), provides qualified family physicians with an alternative pathway to licensure in BC.

05/22/2026

We’re proud to be part of the BC Rural Health Conference, May 29–31 at the Prince George Conference & Civic Centre. Visit us at booth #33 to connect with our team!

Behind every strong rural healthcare system is a network of professionals committed to making a difference. Becoming an assessor is one way to contribute your expertise and support that impact.

Learn more about being an Assessor here: https://www.prabc.ca/why-be-an-assessor?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=sm&utm_campaign=prabc-sm-fb-rhc-promo-announcement-feed-post-may2026

04/30/2026

Thank you to Douglas College - Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants Douglas College - Training Group for hosting !

Thank you to those who came to visit us at our booth! It was a pleasure to attend and speak with so many motivated internationally trained physicians about how PRA-BC provides qualified family physicians with a pathway to licensure in BC.

Feeling left out? Don't worry! Learn more about the PRA-BC program by clicking on the link: https://www.prabc.ca/

04/14/2026

Come say hi! PRA- BC will be attending the Rural & Remote Medicine Conference in Quebec City from April 16 - 18, 2026.

Find us at booth #310. Our team is excited to connect with rural physicians, share how our program works, and answer any questions you have.

Click the link to register and learn more about PRA-BC and how you can become an assessor: https://ruralandremoteconference.ca/

03/11/2026

We heard that the Assessor Training Workshop was a huge success! 🩺 Thank you UBC CPD for hosting and to the physicians who attended!

Yes, yes, we know, we have gathered some insights. As an Assessor, you want to know, how will assessing impact my clinic? Let's welcome Dr. Gulav Naman back into the chat to share her experience! There will be no quotes this time, no reading. Just simply, Dr. Naman, camera on, unmuted. Action! 🏥

Click the link below to see more videos!

https://www.prabc.ca/impact-on-the-clinic-dr-gulav-naman?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pra_bc_video_sm_promotion_post_6

02/25/2026

🏥 Ring ring! Dr. Joseph Obanye is calling to let you know that UBC CPD Assessor Training Workshop is approaching! Taking place online, there will be two workshop dates available on March 6th or March 9th. The workshop will provide information, resources, and practical tools to help assessors evaluate and support PRA candidates during the Clinical Field Assessment (CFA) period.

Will you find it helpful? Will you be gifted an abundance of knowledge? Well, let Dr. Obanye tell you, "the thing with training is that you might think you know it all, but there's always someone who has a little bit more experience than you." INDEED. You may know a lot, but you may ALSO go home learning a little more. Doesn't that make you want to go? Actually, PRA-BC Primary Assessors are required to attend, so we are looking at you secondary assessors and those who are interested in becoming one. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT!

If you are interested in becoming an assessor and/or attending the Assessor Training Workshop, please email us at [email protected]

Click the link to see more videos!
https://www.prabc.ca/the-assessor-training-workshop-dr-joseph-obanye?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pra_bc_video_sm_promotion_post_5

02/18/2026

🧑‍⚕️ Dr. Joseph Obanye has just pinged you! You should answer... Yes, indeed, a long standing PRA-BC Alumni and now, a PRA-BC Assessor, "the successor", if you will. Dr. Obanye is a Family Physician with Northern Health in Quesnel, BC and a successful PRA-BC candidate in 2015 (1+1... ELEVEN years in Quesnel, how amazing is that!). 🥼

Dr. Obanye shares the true impact of being an assessor on the clinic and the results are in: doing your part "to make sure that they come in and they stay and they help their communities grow," as an assessor, combined with the power of wanting "a better life for themselves and their families" as a candidate. The math really be mathing, it makes total sense. The impact on the clinic is, and always has been, about teamwork. As the saying goes, teamwork makes the dream work! 🏥

Thank you, Dr. Obanye, for sharing your experiences with PRA-BC!

Click the link to watch more videos:
https://www.prabc.ca/challenges-of-being-an-assessor-dr-joseph-obanye?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pra_bc_video_sm_promotion_post_4

02/11/2026

There are not enough words to express our most heartfelt condolences to the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this unthinkable tragedy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire community. Our hearts are with you, Tumbler Ridge.

02/04/2026

Dr. Gulav Naman has entered the chat!

A Family and ER Physician with Interior Health in Lillooet, BC, Dr. Naman wears many hats, to serving at the Lillooet Medical Clinic, supporting Outreach Clinics for First Nations communities, and contributing her time and expertise as a PRA-BC Assessor. Truly, she does it all!

So, what’s the reward of being an assessor? For Dr. Naman, it’s all about helping and supporting physicians, especially because she remembers how challenging it can be to find a program that truly aligns with your goals.

Oh goodness, don't the words "aligns" and "goals" go so well together? Don't forget about "helping" and "supporting", those sounds like great rewards too.

Thank you, Dr. Naman, for sharing your valuable experiences with PRA-BC!

Click the link to watch more videos: https://www.prabc.ca/rewards-of-being-an-assessor-dr-gulav-naman?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pra_bc_video_sm_promotion_post_3

01/28/2026

🩺Say hello to a seasoned PRA-BC assessor, Dr. Aseem Grover! Dr. Grover is currently a Medical Director and the leading force behind the Fraser Health Centralized ER site at Fraser Canyon Hospital. Thank you so much for sharing your valuable experiences as an assessor with PRA-BC and continued support to our candidates during their Clinical Field Assessments!🎉⁠

🧑‍⚕️ With the Assessor Training Workshops approaching with UBC CPD and as you contemplate why you should serve as an assessor (because we are sure you have, and if not, that's okay, we will answer it anyway). Don't WORRY! Dr. Grover can assure you from his own experience that he would "absolutely want to continue on," as an assessor. WHY? You may ask...

Click the link to see the rest of the video and more:
https://www.prabc.ca/why-serve-as-an-assessor-dr-aseem-grover?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pra_bc_video_sm_promotion_post_2

01/21/2026

Meet the lovely Dr. Darby!

He worked as a family physician in South Africa for 26 years before he came to Canada. He successfully completed the PRA-BC program and is now serving as a family physician in Hope working at the Fraser Canyon Hospital. We have had the privilege to watch Dr. Darby serve his community with Fraser Health and are thrilled to see him enjoying his time in British Columbia. Thank you for sharing your valuable experiences with the PRA-BC Program!

In Dr. Darby's wise words from his interview with PRA-BC, "the best advice I would give to doctors who are thinking about moving to BC and enrolling in the PRA-BC program is to do it. Don't wait. Don't wait any further."

You may be asking WHY!? Why should I do it? Click the link to see the rest of Dr. Darby's experience with PRA-BC and more: https://www.prabc.ca/video-the-pra-bc-program-dr-richard-darby?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pra_bc_video_sm_promotion_post_1

01/15/2026

🎉 Major news from PRA-BC!! We have hit the 400 mark! Congratulations to the 37 family physicians who have just passed their Clinical Field Assessments! 🥳

🏩Our program has now assessed and placed exactly 400 physicians in 80 communities across British Columbia. These doctors are headed to practices located in Northern Health, Interior Health, Fraser Health, Island Health, and Vancouver Coastal Health!

🎊Best of luck to these physicians as they begin this exciting new chapter and settle into their new communities!

Click in the link to learn more about PRA-BC: https://www.prabc.ca/

Address

300-2889 E 12th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V5M4T5

Telephone

+16047365920

Website

http://www.prabc.ca/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Practice Ready Assessment - BC posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Practice Ready Assessment - BC:

Want your organization to be the top-listed Non Profit Organization in Vancouver?