The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) is responsible for the registration, regulation, and discipline of
physicians
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It was founded in 1906 by an
Act of the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from singl ...
. Its inaugural meeting was October 18, 1906.
Mission & Vision
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta is led by its mission to protect the public and ensure trust by guiding the medical profession. Its vision is to ensure the highest quality medical care for Albertans through regulatory excellence. CPSA guides and supports physicians in providing competent, compassionate and ethical care to patients in Alberta.
References
External links
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta home page
Medical associations based in Canada
Medical and health organizations based in Alberta
Professional associations based in Alberta
Organizations based in Edmonton
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