REGISTRATION
Evaluating the effectiveness of
alternative routes to registration
Study finds physicians registered through alternative routes perform
similarly to peers registered through traditional routes
A
multi-year College evaluation has found that Ontario
physicians registered through alternative route pathways
perform similarly to those physicians who came into
practise through traditional routes. No demonstrable
risk to patient safety was identified across multiple measures of
performance.
“The evaluation results demonstrate that we have an effective
alternative registration framework that is meeting the College’s
mandate to ensure patient safety and public protection,” said College
President, Dr. Steven Bodley.
Mr. Dan Faulkner, Interim College Registrar, said the evaluation of
the College’s registration policy and pathway framework represents
a rigorous approach to understanding regulatory outcomes. “It is
likely the only study of this breadth in Canada, and potentially
internationally. The study and its findings serve to move the College
toward its goals of accountability, transparency and evidence-informed
regulation,” he said.
Over the years, the College has made increased access to registration
possible through a wide variety of strategies that have allowed
internationally-trained physicians to demonstrate qualifications.
The College's evaluation, launched in 2012, focused on
Who are alternative
route physicians?
Physicians who access alternative
registration routes are those applicants
who do not meet College’s regulation
requirements for registration (under the
Medicine Act, 1991) but instead meet an
alternative set of qualifications approved
by the CPSO Council (in the form of
policies and pathways) or meet the
requirements of the federal/ provincial/
territorial Agreement on Internal Trade.
The current evaluation focused on the
following broad pathways and policies:
greement on Internal Trade (AIT)
A
This is a federal-provincial-
territorial agreement to enable
a professionals’ mobility from a
Canadian jurisdiction in which they
have a licence, to gain licensure in
another Canadian province.
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