Competency-based resident education-The Canadian perspective

Kenneth A Harris; Markku T Nousiainen; Richard Reznick

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.033

Competency-based resident education-The Canadian perspective

Surgery. 2020 Apr;167(4):681-684. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.033. Epub 2019 Aug 17.

Authors

Kenneth A Harris¹, Markku T Nousiainen², Richard Reznick³

Affiliations

¹ Office of Specialty Educations, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Electronic address: kharris@royalcollege.ca.
² Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kinsgton, ON, Canada.

PMID: 31431292
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.033

Abstract

Canada has been a leader in competency-based medical education for some years. Postgraduate training programs are typically 5 years in duration with opportunities to pursue 2-year subspecialty training after certification in a primary specialty. The introduction of competency-based models in Canada has progressed from a single orthopedic surgery training program at the University of Toronto through the adoption of competency-based medical education in 29 training programs at a single medical school, and the implementation across all 68 disciplines overseen by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This article outlines the introduction of competency-based medical education in postgraduate medical education in Canada.

MeSH terms

Canada
Competency-Based Education*
Education, Medical, Graduate*
General Surgery / education*
Humans
Internship and Residency*
Orthopedic Procedures / education