Clinical disciplines within the Faculty of Medicine, Professional Development, and rural medicine are represented on this committee. Physicians referred by the licensing authority for assessment. Physicians who hold a license and want to do the assessment as part of their continuing medical education. Assessment instruments are standardized and in the form of multiple choice examination, therapeutic assessment, structured oral interview, and standardized patient encounters. Assessors do not know the reason for referral, to ensure fairness of the program.
Confidentiality is assured.
Based upon the assessment, a comprehensive report is compiled outlining strengths and weaknesses and, if appropriate, recommendations for training. The assessment results are discussed with the academic advisory committee who determined the training requirements of the candidates based upon the assessment. If the physician is judged to require 6 months or less of training from an academic point of view, eligibility for the training component of the program is established and the training arranged. The training process is a collaborative effort, between the physician participant, the Director and the faculty preceptors to implement training as prescribed by the assessment process. The program is designed to facilitate a style of ongoing change in the participant s practice.