REPORTS FROM COUNCIL
Greater emphasis on self-directed learning
for physician quality improvement
T
An overview of the
discussions and
decisions made at
the March Council
meeting.
he College is develop-
ing a proactive model of
quality improvement/
quality assurance that
will see us move away from tradi-
tional random peer assessment and
toward a greater use of self-directed
learning.
Dr. Sheila Laredo, Chief Medi-
cal Advisor, and Mr. Dan Faulkner,
Deputy Registrar, told Council that
tools are now being developed that
will allow physicians to benefit from
ongoing practice improvement with
a self-guided process of learning.
One tool in development is a new
member orientation module that
addresses such issues as social media
use and the importance of maintain-
ing boundaries.
“We hope the tools have the effect
of stimulating learning and opti-
mizing practice change,” said Dr.
Laredo.
The tools will be piloted through-
out 2019. This aligns with the
College’s right touch regulation
approach.
Logo Update
Council has approved a simplified
logo to be used on our new website.
The current logo does not meet the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Dis-
abilities Act (AODA) standards and
is not suitable for mobile-friendly
website usage. The new logo appears
on the updated website.
Registration Policies
Council approved several changes to
registration policies to allow a more
efficient processing of applicants’
requests.
The changes include:
• an amendment to the current poli-
cy Postgraduate Term for Clini-
cal Fellows, to permit issuance of
a certificate of registration to an
International Medical Graduate
clinical fellow for a period of up
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