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College findings on training,
education presented at CCME
T
he College presented its
research on a variety of different aspects of physician
education and training at
the recent medical education conference, held in Vancouver.
The Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME) is the premier
medical education conference in
Canada. The purpose of the CCME is
to highlight, and allow medical educators across the country to share and
learn from each other’s experiences in
medical education across the learning
continuum (from undergraduate to
postgraduate to continuing professional development).
Staff members from the College’s
Research and Evaluation department,
and Policy department shared their
findings on such topics as: the role of
education in our peer assessment redesign;
the practice characteristics of physicians
who receive licensure through an alternative
pathway or policy; and the role of CPSO
policy as a contributor to College committee decisions.
Dr. Craig Nathanson (PhD), a research associate in the College’s Research and Evaluation department, told the audience about
our work in redesigning a new peer assessment process for physicians.
“We know that, in any given year, about
80% o