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Fostering Excellence
Our leading programs of assessment and accreditation will ensure specialist physicians meet the highest standards throughout their careers.
While encompassing the breadth of the CanMEDS Physician Competency Framework, specialist physicians work continuously to meet Royal College standards and improve patient care. In doing so, specialists understand that they are supporting the highest standard of care in the world. To foster excellence, we will continue to collect and be informed by the best data and evidence for measuring and evaluating Royal College programs and processes, Fellows’ alignment with standards, and accreditations. We will continually update this aspect of our work, inviting broad, culturally informed discussion to ensure our standards align with the needs of all patients and populations.
How we will deliver on this strategic priority:
- Strengthen and promote clear mechanisms where patients, residents and other stakeholders can provide feedback in all assessment and accreditation processes.
- Develop and implement transformative assessment programs for Fellows and residents to ensure patients receive care from specialists who continue to achieve the highest standards of competence.
- Launch the refresh of CanMEDS for 2025 to ensure our physician competency framework incorporates the skills, behaviours and competencies that reflect the emerging societal needs affecting patient care.
- Collaborate with our health care partners as we continue to advance our accreditation standards and processes, with the goal of implementing a revised Canadian Excellence in Residency Education (CanERA) program.
- Evolve the Maintenance of Certification program and enable it through an efficient, user-focused technology platform.