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Once a physician is registered by the College to practise medicine , we have a duty to ensure that he or she maintains competence throughout his or her career .

Supporting physicians in their lifelong learning helps Ontario doctors and ultimately , their patients .

Assessment – An Opportunity for Learning

In 2017 , the College conducted 2,216 assessments , with 1,341 of these assessments being peer assessments . Our peer assessments are designed to provide Ontario physicians with meaningful feedback to validate appropriate care and show opportunities for practice improvement .

As the figures on the next page show , most physicians who are randomly chosen for a peer assessment receive a satisfactory outcome . But over the last few years , we have been working hard to ensure that the process is as meaningful as possible to physicians .

We began by asking ourselves how the assessment itself could help physicians ? How could we structure the assessment to allow physicians to gain fresh insights that allow them to deliver even higher quality care ?

In 2017 , the College began implementing newly developed tools and resources as part of the Peer Assessment Redesign initiative . The purpose of these new resources , compiled into discipline-specific Peer and Practice Assessment Handbooks is to support an assessment program that is more relevant , transparent , discipline-specific and ensures that decision-making is validated . Currently 10 disciplines are using peer redesign tools , three more disciplines will have handbooks developed in 2018 , with the remaining eleven in 2019 or 2020 .

CPSO ANNUAL REPORT 2017 // page 11