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“CEHPEA is one of a handful of ‘crown jewels’ across Canada that will benefit the country as a whole.”
Dr. Joshua Tepper
Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Human Resources, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
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CEHPEA has become the largest assessment centre of its kind in Canada
OverviewBuilding on the success of the former International Medical Graduates Ontario (IMG-O), the Centre for the Evaluation of Health Professionals Educated Abroad (CEHPEA) was launched in April 2007 as a new, not- for-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors. Our VisionTo facilitate access to a health care career to Internationally Educated Health Professionals who want to reside and practice in Ontario, through the provision of evaluation and orientation services.Our MissionTo be an integral part of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s health strategy by providing ongoing evaluation and orientation programs for Internationally Educated Health Professionals based on the needs of Ontario’s health care system and applicants.Our ServicesWe are the only organization in Ontario that provides assessment, evaluation and training programs for internationally educated health professionals. With a state-of-the art examination and education centre in downtown Toronto, we have the largest assessment centre of its kind in Canada.We have a dual role - assessing International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to ensure that they meet Canadian standards for training and practice, as well as providing education programs. In our start-up years, we have focused on creating extensive services for physicians and are now actively working to expand our services to other professions. Our StaffOur academic staff members are all highly qualified education professionals with expertise in evaluation, curriculum development and delivery.Our PartnersWe work in close collaboration with key stakeholders such as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, International Medical Graduate representatives, the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine and other regulatory bodies of the various health professions. We work in partnership with HealthForceOntario to help meet the demand for physicians and other health professionals in Ontario.Increasing the Number of Physicians in Ontario
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