Physician Recruitment

If you anticipate the likelihood of recruiting a physician who does not yet meet the requirements for full registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) - and therefore will be on provisional licensure - you will require a letter of need from the BC Ministry of Health Services (MoHS). 

The MoHS has designated Health Match BC as their agent to ensure that the required documentation for a letter of need is received and to prepare the letter for the MoHS' signature. If you have a registered employers account with Health Match BC, the form for the letter of need can be completed on our website.

The CPSBC requires the letter of need as part of the health authority's formal request for provisional licensure once a candidate is identified.

The health authority is responsible for requesting the letter of need from the MoHS through Health Match BC, providing the information outlined below:

• name of facility or sponsoring organization
• if a replacement, name of the physician that previously filled that position, or documentation that a new position has been approved through your health authority's physician resource plan
• specialty/sub-specialty of position being recruited
• permanent or locum position:
  • if permanent - approximate start date is required
  • if locum - start and end date of locum are required
• any condition attached to the position
• country of origin, and
• proof of recent (within the past 18 months) advertising (such as the health authority advertising or Health Match BC website posted vacancy).

 

For questions regarding the letter of need, please contact Yvonne Attwood at YvonneA@healthmatchbc.org