Aligning the Canadian medical education accreditation system across the medical education continuum

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1 Aligning the Canadian medical education accreditation system across the medical education continuum Author: Dr. Anne-Marie MacLellan Date: October 23, 2015

2 I do not have an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a pharmaceutical, medical device or communications organization. Je n ai aucune affiliation (financière ou autre) avec une entreprise pharmaceutique, un fabricant d appareils médicaux ou un cabinet de communication. Author: Dr. Anne-Marie MacLellan Date: October 23, 2015

3 Aligning the Canadian medical education accreditation system across the medical education continuum Dr. Anne-Marie MacLellan Director, Medical Education Division, Collège des médecins du Québec

4 Authorship Nick Busing (FMEC PG) Pamela Eisener-Parsche (CFPC) Jason Frank (Royal College) Anne-Marie MacLellan (CMQ) Baillie McGurn (Royal College) Geneviève Moineau (AFMC) Louise Nasmith (CFPC) Matthew Raegele (FMEC PG) Tara Phillips (Royal College) Sarah Taber (Royal College)

5 FMEC PG Recommendation #10 Accreditation standards should be aligned across the learning continuum (beginning with Undergraduate Medical Education and continuing through residency and professional practice), designed within a social accountability framework, and focused on the health care needs of Canadians Ways need to be found to reduce the burden of paper, time and human resources that are devoted to accreditation

6 Accreditation Standards Mapping Mapping exercise completed of current accreditation standards: Accreditation Canada CACME CACMS CFPC CMA CMQ Royal College WFME Serving Canadians Educating Tomorrow s Doctors Today Au service des Canadiens Former aujourd hui les médecins de demain

7 Accreditation Standards Alignment Six Common Domains for Standards: Institutional Governance (mission, vision and values) Program Organization (structure, administration) Continuous Improvement (program evaluation) Education Program (learning objectives, academic, assessment of students, outcomes) Learners, Teachers and Administrative Personnel ( people policies for safety, well-being, faculty development) Resources (money, infrastructure) PG Accrediting Bodies currently engaged in working groups to review their standards and realign to these 6 domains Serving Canadians Educating Tomorrow s Doctors Today Au service des Canadiens Former aujourd hui les médecins de demain

8 Accreditation Processes Alignment Common process elements identified: Program/Institutional Self-Study External Assessment Survey/Reviewer Report Accreditation Decision Accreditation Cycle/Follow-up Evaluation/Feedback Other opportunities: Cycle Length (8 years) Common language and terminology for status categories Aligning data collection requirements Focus on QI vs QA Serving Canadians Educating Tomorrow s Doctors Today Au service des Canadiens Former aujourd hui les médecins de demain

9 Outcomes-Based Accreditation Currently a strong focus on process and data Policies Procedures Education content Clinical facilities Conversations starting to unfold about how we can utilize accreditation systems to better measure the outcomes of the PGME system: High quality, competent physicians Serving Canadians Educating Tomorrow s Doctors Today Au service des Canadiens Former aujourd hui les médecins de demain

10 Conclusions Alignment initiatives will help streamline the Canadian postgraduate medical education accreditation systems, to improve efficiency and reduce redundancy Long-term focus is on an overall paradigm shift towards using outcome indicators emphasizing physicians preparedness for practice Serving Canadians Educating Tomorrow s Doctors Today Au service des Canadiens Former aujourd hui les médecins de demain

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