The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, in collaboration with the Universities of
Calgary and Alberta, has developed a program to routinely assess the performance of …

Problem addressed Family medicine residency programs require innovative means to
assess residents’ competence in “soft” skills (eg, patient-centred care, communication, and …

… Drs Rivet, Tepper, Tatemichi, and Donoff were members of the Working Group, contributed
to study design and implementation, helped to assess results, and assisted in writing the …

Background Field notes are brief documents that remind both learners and preceptors that
observations have been made and feedback has been provided. They are designed to be …

Importance Competency-based medical education is now established in health professions
training. However, critics stress that there is a lack of published outcomes for competency-…

Background: Competency-based assessment innovations are being implemented to address
concerns about the effectiveness of traditional approaches to medical training and the …

Objective To develop key features for priority topics previously identified by the College of
Family Physicians of Canada that, together with skill dimensions and phases of the clinical …

Background: Teamwork and collaborative practice are acknowledged as key to strengthening
primary health care. This study assessed Canadian family physicians/ general practitioners…

Objective To provide a pragmatic approach to the evaluation of communication skills using
observable behaviours, as part of a multiyear project to develop competency-based …

Objective: To examine the influence of emergency medicine (EM) certification of clinical
teaching faculty on evaluations provided by residents. Methods: A prospective cohort analysis …