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                                                                    What the creation of the MCC
                                                                   meant for health care in Canada
                                                                                                     by : Na n c y Ma c Be t h ,
                                                                                    Vice-President and Member at Large of the
                                                                                                   Medical Council of Canada


                                                            Sir Thomas Roddick’s                  vision over 100 years ago was
                                                             borne of a desire to develop a qualification in medicine that would be
                                                             accepted across the country. His eloquent and impassioned statements
                                                             on the floor of the House of Commons argued that for the sake of the
            The Medical                                     “peace, order and good government” clause in the British North America
                 Cou ncil                                    Act, we must develop national standards to assess our physicians. The
                                                             Medical Council of Canada, forged as an Act of Parliament in 1911,
              of Canada                                      is the result of Roddick’s persistence. We might pause and reflect
            N e w s l e tter                                 on what that event meant for Canada as we celebrate our 100th
                                                             anniversary.
             August 2012                                    Firstly, it was the beginning of Canada’s treasured value of universal
                                                            health care. If Canadians were to eventually have access to health
                                                            care regardless of ability to pay, it had to start with an acceptance of
                                                            a co-ordinated, pan-Canadian role in health care. And that is exactly
                                                                                                                                          Canadians have a right to demand. Our core
                                                            what Roddick’s Bill did. It took another 70 years to find acceptance for
                                                                                                                                          responsibility will always be to improve the
                                                            the five principles of the Canada Health Act but I would like to think that
                                                                                                                                          assessment of physicians. We will also work
                                                            it was the legislation sheparded by Roddick that first opened the door
                                                                                                                                          to maintain a complete record of all physicians
                                                            to this concept.
                                                                                                                                          practising in Canada. We will meet the highest
                                                            Secondly, federal/provincial tension is inevitable in Canada due to the       of research standards in assessment and
           1 0 0 y e a r s o f e xc e l l e n c e       2   division of powers giving health-care responsibility to the provinces.        since evaluation tends to drive curriculum
                                                                                                                                          development, we will continue to influence
Up d a t e o n t h e Ap p l i c a t i o n f o r             But, here again, the history of the development of the MCC has
                                                                                                                                          medical education curriculum.
             Me d i c a l Re g i s t r a t i o n        4   proven that we can have national standards as a result of collaboration
                                                            among the provinces rather than having that standard imposed by the
                                                                                                                                          Some may say that a 100-year old organization
                     Bl u e p r i n t p r o j e c t     6   Federal government. Since representatives from all the provincial and
                                                                                                                                          is an anachronism and therefore not relevant
                                                            territorial medical regulatory authorities and all the Canadian faculties
  Clinical exam harmonization                           8   of medicine make up the Council, the collective provincial role is
                                                                                                                                          in today’s changing world. In fact, the MCC
                                                                                                                                          has struggled, evolved and changed and
       Pr a c t i c e - re a d y a s s e s s m e n t
                                                       10   respected and enhanced.
                                                                                                                                          will continue to do so in contributing to the
         C a n a d i a n C o n f e re n c e o n             Finally, from that first exam session in Montreal in 1913 of 71               excellence of our Canadian health-care system.
                  Me d i c a l E d u c a t i o n       11   candidates to the point today where the MCC administers 13,000
                                                            exams a year in Canada and in over 80 countries, we have come a
                                                                                                                                          That is cause for celebration. Happy anniversary
                                                                                                                                          to the Medical Council of Canada.
      Dr. Ia n B ow m e r h o n o u re d
                                                       13   long way. And we have much to do to continue to uphold the standards
                                                                                                                                          Nancy MacBeth was Minister of Health of the
                                                                                                                                          Province of Alberta from 1988 to 1992.
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                          ECHO          MCC celebrates
Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        100 years of excellence




                                                                                                                                                                 100
                                                       On b e h a l f o f Dr. Hé l è n e B o i s j o l y, De a n o f t h e Faculty of Medicine of the
                                                       Un i ve r s i t y o f Mo n t re a l , Dr. R a m s e s Wa s s e f, Chair of the MCC’s Central
                                                       Ex a m i n a t i o n C o m m i t t e e ( l e f t ) p re s e n t s Dr s . Michael Marrin (centre) and
                                                       Ia n B ow m e r ( r i g h t ) w i t h a c e r t i f i c a t e i n re c o gnition of the MCC’s 100 years
                                                       o f s e r v i c e a n d d e vo t i o n t o t h e m e d i c a l p ro f e s sion and also for excellence
                                                       a n d v i g i l a n c e i n t h e e va l u a t i o n o f p h y s i c i a n s .




                                                                                          One-hundred years ago, the 32 members of the newly established
                                                                                          Medical Council of Canada (MCC) met for the first time on Parliament
                                                                                          Hill in Ottawa. A unique combination of representatives from each of
                                                                                          the licensing bodies and each recognized medical school of the day,
                                                                                          Council embodied then, as it does today, inter-provincial co-operation
                                                                                          as well as collaboration among academic and practising physicians.
                                                                                         This historic inaugural assembly was also a testament to the efforts of
                                                                                         the Council’s founder, Sir Thomas Roddick, who had strived for nearly
                                                                                         two decades to introduce the legal changes needed to create the
                                                                                         Council. A century later, the 2012 Council will convene in a special
                                                                                         commemorative Annual Meeting that will honour his memory and
                                                                                         continue to build on his legacy.
                                                                                         This year ’s meeting, which will be held at the new Ottawa Convention
                                             00                                          Centre, promises to be very special. Its program includes an
                                                                                         elegant gala dinner at the Museum of Civilization, complete with
                                                                                         entertainment and special guests, and a centennial breakfast on
                                                                                         Parliament Hill, the location where the first meeting was held.
                                                                                          Executive Secretary to the Board Andrée Fortin-Bélanger, who has
                                                                                          been instrumental in planning this event, said she looks forward to the
                                                                                          parliamentary breakfast and the gala dinner, where the former MCC
                                                                                          presidents will be honoured. “Locating and contacting former MCC
                                                                                          presidents as far back at 1975 was a challenge,” she said. “But such
                                                                                          an interesting one! Through this process, I also learned tremendously
                                                                                          about these extraordinary individuals.”
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                          ECHO          MCC celebrates
Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        100 years of excellence




                                                                                                                                                                100
                                                                                        Dr. C l a i re To u c h i e p resenting at Dalhousie
                                                                                        Un i ve r s i t y o n Ju n e 1 4 , 2012, as par t of the
                                                                                        M C C ’s c e n t e n n i a l w o rkshop series

                                                                                        photo credit   |   Rox y Pe lham,
                                                                                                           Administrator, Division of Medical Education,
                                                                                                           Dalhousie University




                                                                                           A series of other special events and activities to celebrate the
                                                                                           MCC’s centennial will take place throughout 2012 and in
                                                                                           early 2013. The Council will be sponsoring an invitational
                                                                                           workshop and reception at each faculty of medicine in Canada.
                                                                                           The MCC will bring together guest speakers who are experts in
                                                                                           their respective fields to present on topics related to physician
                                                                                           assessment. The receptions will provide university faculty and
                                                                                           student representatives with a chance to get to know the Council
                                                                                           members appointed by their university and provincial regulatory
                                             00
                        She said that she felt the centennial meeting would not
                        only serve as an opportunity to honour the past, but
                        also a chance to celebrate the organization for what it is
                        today. “This Annual Meeting will show how far we’ve come
                        and how much was achieved in 100 years. This year ’s
                        theme, Excellence through evidence: implementing the
                        recommendations of the Assessment Review Task Force,
                        will also encourage us to look at our plans for the future.
                                                                                           authority.
                                                                                           The MCC created a corporate video to mark its 100th anniversary.
                                                                                           This video, which is available on the MCC’s website and on
                                                                                           YouTube, highlights the organization’s history and its role in the
                                                                                           Canadian medical community.
                                                                                           As part of the centennial celebrations, the MCC had asked
                                                                                           Members of Council and vital contributors to submit a
                        Medical assessment is in constant evolution.”                      brief personal account of what the Council means to them. A
                                                                                           different article has been featured on the MCC website every week
                        In addition, in conjunction with the 2012 Annual Meeting,
                                                                                           of 2012.
                        the MCC and the Federation of Medical Regulatory
                        Authorities of Canada will host the International Association      To enter its second century in style, the MCC has also freshened
                        of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) International            up its image. After undergoing a branding exercise, the MCC
                        Conference on Medical Regulation, an event that will bring         launched on Feb. 9, 2012, a new look and feel complete with a
                        together over 250 delegates and distinguished guests from          new logo, which has been applied to its website, applications and
                        over thirty countries.                                             publications.
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                          ECHO          Update on the Application for
Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Medical Reg istration in Canada

                                                                                                                     The AMRC development team
                                                                                                                     regularly holds “sprint revie ws”
                                                                                                                     to update staff on the latest
                                                                                                                     progress with the project.
                                                                                                                     On July 20, staff were briefed
                                                                                                                     on the application’s centre
                                                                                                                     assignment functionality.




                                                                                         Once all medical regulatory authorities (MRAs) sign on to use
                                              Human Resources           and Skills       the new system, physicians will be able to apply through the
                                              Development Canada, the Federation         portal to multiple MRAs for a licence to practise medicine.
                                              of Medical Regulatory Authorities of       This will help physicians, and especially international medical
                                              Canada (FMRAC) and the Medical             graduates, apply to multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.
                                              Council of Canada (MCC) are
                                              collaborating to develop the Application
                                                                                         The system h a s a n e w n a m e !
                                              for Medical Registration in Canada         The new portal will be called PhysiciansApply.ca
                                              system. The new system, launching in       (InscriptionMed.ca in French). The MCC and FMRAC would
                                              April 2013, will feature an application    like to thank the survey participants who helped select the
                                              process that will allow physicians         name for the portal. Your feedback has been invaluable. Your
                                              to apply for a medical licence. The        comments have helped ensure that the selected name is
                                              project is funded by the Government        appropriate to position the system as a central application
                                              of Canada’s Foreign Credential             portal for the medical community, both in Canada and on the
                                              Recognition Program.                       international scene.
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                          ECHO          Update on the Application for
Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Medical Reg istration in Canada




        Pro j e c t p ro g ress
        The business requirements for the project        system. This means that candidates will use         begin an application process through the
        have almost all been collected. The system       PhysiciansApply.ca instead of MCC-Online            new system. The application will already
        is in the midst of its development and testing   and PCRC-Online to apply for MCC exams,             be pre-populated with existing data in
        phase. Fifty per cent of the development of      view examination results, submit source             the candidate’s account. For example,
        the new system is complete.                      verification requests, etc.                         information that was contained in his or her
                                                                                                             PCRC-Online and/or MCC-Online accounts,
        The project team has been collaborating          In addition to this functionality, the system       in addition to the new information and
        with stakeholders, including the faculties       will be designed to allow qualified physicians      documents in the PhysiciansApply.ca
        of medicine and the certifying colleges, to      to apply for a medical licence. However,            account, will appear as part of the
        establish processes for the exchange of data     MRAs will adopt the new system gradually,           application. This will ensure a more
        and documents to the new system.                 meaning that most MRAs will start directing         seamless process to share information and
                                                         their applicants to use the system over time        documents with the MRAs.
        The new system has undergone a privacy           and not necessarily at the time of the system
        impact assessment. As a result, the MCC’s        launch in April 2013.                               Applicants will just need to answer some
        Privacy Officer is working on updating privacy                                                       additional questions. The types and number
        policies and procedures prior to the launch of   To learn about the requirements and the             of questions will vary depending on the
        the new system.                                  process to apply for a medical licence in a         MRAs selected by the candidate. Once
                                                         particular jurisdiction, physicians will continue   submitted, the application will be directed
       W h a t t o e x p ect when the system             to be encouraged to first visit the MRA’s           electronically to the MRA itself to process
       launches                                          website. Links to these sites are available         the application.
                                                         from the FMRAC website.
        The new system will launch in April 2013.                                                            Stay tuned for more information on the
        At that time, candidates with MCC and            However, once a candidate is directed by the        PhysiciansApply.ca portal, including a sneak
        Physician Credentials Registry of Canada         MRA to use the PhysiciansApply.ca portal to         peek in the coming months of what the new
        (PCRC) accounts will be migrated to the new      apply for a medical licence, the candidate will     system will look like.
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Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Blueprint project




                                                                                          The MCC is launching this project to provide assurance
                                                                                          that MCC assessments fulfill all the requirements and
                                                                                          standards for credentialing examinations. It will also provide
                                                                                          a clearly documented and deliberate process to update exam
                                                                                          specifications while responding to ongoing developments in
                                                                                          the profession.

                                                                                          The MCC has struck a Board of Governance to oversee the
                                                                                          Blueprint project process. Board of Governance members
                                                                                          include:

                                             As the Medical Council of
                                             Canada (MCC) begins to implement                • Dr. Ramses Wassef,
                                             the recommendations of the                        Chair of the Blueprint project Board of Governance
                                             Assessment Review Task Force, one                 and the Central Examination Committee
                                             of the first priorities is to undertake
                                                                                             • Dr. Trevor Theman,
                                             an examination blueprint project. This
                                                                                               representing the MCC’s Executive Board and the
                                             project will ensure that the critical core
                                                                                               Assessment Review Task Force
                                             competencies, knowledge, skills and
                                             behaviours of a physician entering              • Dr. Florin Padeanu,
                                             supervised and unsupervised practice              representing the MCC’s Clinical Decision Making
                                             are being appropriately assessed.                 Test Committee
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Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Blueprint project




               • Dr. Nancy Brager,                          The full project will consist of three   The project is currently in the first phase, which
                 representing the MCC’s Central             phases that will take place over a       includes collecting data from external sources,
                 Examination Committee                      period of three to five years.           piloting some key survey instruments and
                                                                                                     conducting analyses. The first phase also includes
               • Dr. Ken Harris,                                                                     launching a national survey in early 2013 to obtain
                 representing the Royal College of                                                   feedback on areas that require assessment.
                 Physicians and Surgeons of Canada          Phase 1 – data collection –
                                                                      research and analysis
               • Dr. Tim Allen,                                       of possible skills and         The MCC has approached a group of experts in
                 representing the College of Family                   competencies required          the medical community to take part in a Delphi
                 Physicians of Canada                                 for the MCCQE Part I           questionnaire process. The questionnaire was
                                                                      and Part II                    launched in July and will take place over the
               • Dr. Anne-Marie MacLellan,                                                           summer. The outcome of the questionnaire will be
                 representing the Collège des médecins      Phase 2 – development and                consensus on overarching competency statements.
                 du Québec                                            transition to new              These statements, in turn, will be used to guide the
                                                                      examination blueprint          development of the national survey.
               • Dr. Karen Mann,
                 representing the MCC’s Objectives                                                   As a result of the research and consultation
                 Committee                                  Phase 3 – construction and
                                                                      administration of new          undertaken throughout the first phase of the
               • Dr. Sarkis Meterissian,                              examinations                   Blueprint project, the MCC will produce draft test
                 representing postgraduate deans                                                     specifications for the Medical Council of Canada
                                                                                                     Qualifying Examination Part I and Part II. The
               • Dr. Bruce Wright,                                                                   public will be invited to provide feedback on the
                 representing the MCC’s Research                                                     draft test specifications in fall 2013. The MCC’s
                 and Development Committee and                                                       Central Examination Committee will approve the
                 undergraduate deans                                                                 final test specifications at the end of 2013.
               • Dr. Dipinder Keer,
                 representing the Canadian Association
                 of Internes and Residents
               • Dr. Fleur-Ange Lefebvre,
                 representing the Federation of Medical
                                                                                                      Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e
                 Regulatory Authorities of Canada                                                     M C C ’s Bl u e p r i n t p r o j e c t , p l e a s e v i s i t
                                                                                                      w w w. m c c . c a / e n / e x a m s / b l u e p r i n t
               • Ms. Gwen Haliburton,
                 public member
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Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Clinical exam harmonization by the
                                        Medical Council of Canada and the College of Family
                                        Physicians of Canada




                                                The harmonization
                                               p ro j e ct t e a m d u r i n g
                                                         a r u n - t h ro u g h
                                                          of the special
                                                      accommodation
                                                            p ro c e s s e s i n
                                                       p re p a r a t i o n f o r
                                                          the launch of
                                                      t h e h a r m o n i ze d
                                                           examination




        The Medical Council          of Canada (MCC) and the College                expertise and know-how to develop      •	 All candidates will be required to
        of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) are harmonizing the                   a harmonized exam that will               meet the eligibility requirements
        Certification Examination in Family Medicine with the Medical               streamline the assessment process         of both the CFPC and the
        Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part II.                   for family medicine candidates            MCC. As a result, the eligibility
        The resulting new Certification Examination in Family Medicine              while maintaining exam validity and       requirements for the new
        (incorporating SAMPs, SOOs and OSCEs) will be launched in                   reliability.”                             Certification Examination in Family
        spring 2013.                                                                                                          Medicine include a pass standing
                                                                                    Family medicine candidates who            on the MCCQE Part I and source
        When meeting all other requirements of both organizations,                  are eligible to take the MCCQE            verification of required medical
        candidates who challenge and pass this exam will be granted                 Part II are encouraged to forgo this
                                                                                                                              credentials. For more information
        Certification in Family Medicine (CCFP) from the CFPC and the               exam and instead take the new
                                                                                                                              and a complete list of eligibility
        Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC).                         Certification Examination in Family
                                                                                                                              requirements, visit:
                                                                                    Medicine starting in spring 2013.
        “This project has been an excellent collaboration between                                                             www.cfpc.ca/2013_CCFP
        the MCC and CFPC,” said Dr. Ian Bowmer, Executive Director                  Several new policy decisions have
        of the MCC. “Both organizations have contributed their                      recently been announced:
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Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Clinical exam harmonization by the
                                        Medical Council of Canada and the College of Family
                                        Physicians of Canada



            •	 Those residency or practice-             •	 Candidates must successfully
               eligible candidates who passed              complete both the written
               the MCCQE Part II on or before              component (SAMPs) and
               spring 2011 will have the                   the enhanced clinical skills        An initial list of examination sites has been
               opportunity to sit the traditional          component (SOOs and OSCEs)          published. This list will be expanded to include
               Certification exam (current                 to be awarded their CCFP. If        additional sites as they become confirmed.
               format of SAMPs and SOOs                    candidates are unsuccessful on
                                                                                               Both organizations are meeting regularly
               only) in the spring and fall of             both components, they will be
                                                                                               to finalize examination processes including
               2013. The CFPC will offer the               required to re-sit the full exam.
                                                                                               candidate registration, site administration,
               traditional exam to these groups            If candidates are unsuccessful
                                                                                               examiner recruitment and scoring. Operational
               only in 2013.                               on one of the two exam
                                                                                               processes have been documented and the
                                                           components, they may retake
            •	 Both organizations had                                                          project team is running exam simulations to
                                                           that component of the exam at a
               committed that the fee for the                                                  help prepare for the launch of the harmonized
                                                           reduced fee. Decoupling of the
               harmonized exam would not                                                       examination.
                                                           exam components only applies to
               be higher than the combination              repeat attempts to pass the new
               of the two separate 2013 fees               Certification exam.
               for the traditional Certification
               exam and the MCCQE Part II.              •	 If a candidate is unsuccessful
               The new exam fee for 2013 has               in meeting the standard for         Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e n e w
               been set at $4,600, the agreed-             Certification, the MCC’s Central
               upon threshold. Key elements                Examination Committee (CEC)         Certification Examination in
               contributing to the exam fee                will review the candidate’s         Fa m i l y Me d i c i n e , p l e a s e v i s i t
               include opening new exam                    performance on the clinical         www.mcc.ca/en/news/Enhanced_examination.shtml
               sites and offering the exam                 skills component of the new         or
               as geographically close to the              Certification exam. The CEC will
               candidates as possible.                     determine if the performance        www.cfpc.ca/2013_CCFP
                                                           meets a pass standard
                                                           comparable to the one for the
                                                           MCCQE Part II, and therefore
                                                           whether to award the LMCC.
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Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                             Coming soon: a national process
                                                     for practice-ready assessment


                                                                                                                   The first phase of the project involved cataloguing the
                                                                                                                   various program elements already in place across
                                                                                                                   jurisdictions in Canada. Cindy Streefkerk, a consultant
                                                        Partners from across the country will develop a            working with the Medical Council of Canada, spearheaded
                                                        pan-Canadian practice-ready assessment process for         the development of this environmental scan.
                                                        international medical graduates (IMGs).
                                                                                                                   “It was a great experience and quite informative,” she
                                                        Of the new IMGs who are registered for practice every      said. “The regional programs understand the value
                                                        year, approximately 50 per cent of them have pursued       in what they each do day-to-day and how it fits in the
                                                        postgraduate training in Canada. The other half went       broader context. There are regional variations in program
                                                        through a practice-ready route.                            processes but there’s also a willingness to participate and
                                                                                                                   share across jurisdictions.”
                                                        The National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) was
                                                        established to streamline the evaluation process for       Now that the environmental scan is complete, the
                                                        IMGs. The NAC’s ultimate goal is to offer an integrated    project will turn to designing and developing the pan-
                                                        assessment continuum.                                      Canadian PRA. The pan-Canadian process will build
                                                                                                                   on the strengths and best practices of the provincial
                                                        The NAC’s initial focus was developing a clinical          assessments.
                                                        examination to help determine IMGs’ readiness for
                                                        entry into residency. This exam, the NAC OSCE, is          “I’m looking forward to the design and implementation of a
                                                        now offered in five different provinces. Last year, over   pan-Canadian practice-ready assessment”, Ms. Streefkerk
                                                        680 IMGs took the NAC OSCE.                                said. “We’ll have to look at areas including standards
                                                                                                                   development, quality assurance processes and ensuring
                                                        Given the successful operational launch of the             that a solution is comparable across jurisdictions.”
                  In t e re s t e d i n m o re          NAC OSCE, the NAC will now focus its attention
                       information on                   on developing the pathway for practice-ready               The project will be led by the NAC PRA Steering
                                                        assessment. This route would be available to IMGs          Committee, and will report to the governing body of the
                   the pan-Canadian                                                                                NAC, the National Assessment Central Coordinating
                         p r a c t i c e - re a d y     seeking a provisional licence to enter independent
                                                        practice.                                                  Committee. An integral part of the project includes
                 assessment project?                                                                               consultation and participation of the provincial PRA
                L e t u s k n ow , a n d w e            Several provinces already offer a practice-ready           programs.
                 will add you to the                    assessment (PRA) locally. To enhance transferability
                                                                                                                   PRA design sessions will be held in September, October
                                                        across provincial boundaries and to reduce
                distribution list for                                                                              and November. Research activities and a communications
                                                        duplication, the NAC will now work with its partners to
                      project updates.                                                                             plan are being developed to support the project.
                                                        create a pan-Canadian PRA that will be consistent and
                                                        comparable across Canadian jurisdictions. The project      The Medical Council of Canada will make the
                                                        has received funding from Health Canada for design         environmental scan available on its website over the
                                                        and development activities.                                summer months.
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Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Canadian Conference on Medical Education
                                                a successful and productive experience
                                                for MCC staff




                                                             M C C s t a f f t o o k t u r n s a d d re s s i n g
                                                             q u e s t i o n s f ro m p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d
                                                             p rov i d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e M C C
                                                             and its services at the corporate                        The 2012 CCME was held
                                                             b o o t h . Sh ow n h e re a re Il o n a                 in Banff, Alta., from April 14
                                                             Ba r t m a n a n d Dr. Ma r g u e r i t e Roy.           to 18, 2012 and centred on
                                                                                                                      the theme Global Health and
                                                                                                                      Medical Education: Beyond
                                                                                                                      Boundaries. The MCC’s Manager
                                                                         A delegation of world-class                  in Assessment, Dr. Sydney
                                                                         researchers and experts in assessment        Smee, represented the Medical
                                                                         ensured the Medical Council of Canada        Council on the CCME Program
                                                                         (MCC) was well represented again             Committee, helping to develop
                                                                         this year at the Canadian Conference         the conference theme and
                                                                         on Medical Education (CCME). The             plenary sessions as well as
                                                                         conference is the largest of its kind in     reviewing abstract submissions.
                                                                         Canada, attracting on an annual basis
                                                                         over 1,300 participants from across          Dr. Smee had the honour of
                                                                         the medical education and assessment         chairing a plenary session on
                                                                         communities.                                 global health featuring medical
                                                                                                                      doctor and founder of the
                                                                         This event provided MCC staff with the       international humanitarian
                                                                         opportunity not only to showcase their       organization War Child,
                                                                         own research projects but, as well, to       Dr.Samantha Nutt. “I was
                                                                         draw on the knowledge of some of the         very pleased to introduce
                                                                         sharpest minds in the country and bring      [Dr.] Samantha Nutt,” said Dr.
                                                                         back best practices and new research         Smee. “I admire her activism
                                                                         ideas. The conference was also a great       and I enjoyed reading her
                                                                         networking event, allowing MCC staff         book ‘Damned Nations’. Her
                                                                         to connect with Medical Council alumni,      suggestions have changed how
                                                                         colleagues from sister organizations,        I am managing my personal
                                                                         peers and committee members.                 donations.”
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Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Canadian Conference on Medical Education
                                                a successful and productive experience
                                                for MCC staff

                                                                                             Dr. Syd n ey Smee introducing a
                                                                                             p l e n a r y s ession on global health



                                                                                         Her presentation, Analytic Methods to Evaluate Item and
                                                                                         Test Fairness: A Case study of the Medical Council of
                                                                                         Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE), was co-authored
                                                                                         by MCC Research-psychometrician Dr. Andrea Gotzmann
                                                                                         with research conducted in partnership with Dr. Mark Gierl
                                                                                         and Hollis Lai at the University of Alberta, a collaboration
                                                                                         Dr. Roy qualified as “fabulous!”
                                                                                         Although DIF analyses are not new to pencil-and-paper
                                                                                         examinations, performing one on a computer-based
                                                                                         examination was innovative. To contend with the several
                                                                                         forms or versions of the exam, the researchers had to
                                                                                         develop new procedures for a practical application of
                                                                                         complex statistical models.
                                                                                         The analysis found that almost none of the questions in the
                                                                                         MCCEE bank were potentially biased based on the variables
        Dr. Smee also co-presented a workshop         Dr. Marguerite Roy, Research       examined. “You’d always expect to find flagged items and
        with Bruce Holmes of Dalhousie University,    Analyst, presented cutting-        I was surprised to find how few there were,” said Dr. Roy.
        Dr. Robert Maudsley of the College of         edge research on applying a        “This is good news that speaks to the quality of our items.”
        Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and    differential item functioning
                                                                                         As for the questions that were flagged by the study, they
        Alexa Fotheringham, the MCC’s Associate       (DIF) analysis to the MCC’s
                                                                                         have been sent for review and revision by the expert test
        Manager, National Assessment Collaboration    Evaluating Examination to
                                                                                         committees.
        (NAC). The workshop, entitled Fostering       flag potentially biased items
        Better OSCE Examiners: Participate in         (questions). A DIF study           As a next step, Dr. Roy said that she would like to see this
        Examiner Orientation Development, was         evaluates exam questions           type of analysis continue to be performed as part of the
        designed to help participants improve the     to verify that candidates, at      MCC’s regular exam validity quality assurance processes.
        scoring consistency of physician examiners    the same ability level, fare       She would also like to explore whether this method could be
        (PEs) by learning to prepare effective        comparably on the item,            adapted to assess other types of examinations such as the
        PE orientation presentations and scoring      regardless of gender, language,    objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and other
        guidelines.                                   country of birth or citizenship.   performance-based tests.
13
                          ECHO
Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a
                                        Dr. Ian Bow mer honoured by the Royal College of
                                                      Physicians and Surgeons of Canada



                                                                                         In recognition of his important HIV research and his
                                                                                         role in shaping medical education in Canada, Dr. M. Ian
                                                                                         Bowmer, Executive Director and CEO of the Medical Council
                                                                                         of Canada (MCC) and Professor Emeritus at Memorial
                                                                                         University, has been named 2012 laureate of the
                                                                                         James H. Graham Award of Merit. The award is presented
                                                                                         each year by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
                                                                                         of Canada (RCPSC) to a person whose outstanding
                                                                                         achievements reflect the aims and objectives of the RCPSC.

                                                                                         “Dr. Bowmer is a true leader    in Canadian health care,” said
                                                                                         Dr. Andrew Padmos, CEO of       the RCPSC. “He has worked
                                                                                         diligently to advance patient   care, improve training and bring
                                                                                         medical institutions together   to create lasting change.”

                                                                                         Dr. Bowmer is recognized worldwide as a leader in medical
                                                                                         education. He has already received several prestigious
                                                                                         awards, including the Dr. Louis Levasseur Distinguished
                                                                                         Service Award and the Canadian Professors of Medicine
                                                                                         Christie Award, for his contributions in this field. In addition
                                                                                         to his leadership role with the MCC, he has directed pivotal
                                                                                         projects in Canadian medicine, including the Physician
                                                                                         Credentials Registry of Canada.

                                                                                         “Dr. Bowmer’s thoughtful approach to assessment issues, his
                                                                                         enthusiasm, and his spirit of collaboration have contributed
                                                                                         substantially to the development of comprehensive strategies
                                                                                         for the assessment of physicians entering practice,” said
                                                                                         MCC President Dr. Michael Marrin. “More broadly, his vision
                                                       Dr. M . Ia n B ow m e r,
                                                                                         and leadership throughout his career have contributed to
                                                    Exe c u t i ve Di re c t o r a n d
                                                      C E O o f t h e Me d i c a l       improved medical care in Canada and internationally.”
                                                         Council of Canada               Dr. Bowmer will receive the award this October at the
                                                                                         2012 Royal College Convocation ceremony in Ottawa.

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Echo august 2012_en

  • 1. ECHO What the creation of the MCC meant for health care in Canada by : Na n c y Ma c Be t h , Vice-President and Member at Large of the Medical Council of Canada Sir Thomas Roddick’s vision over 100 years ago was borne of a desire to develop a qualification in medicine that would be accepted across the country. His eloquent and impassioned statements on the floor of the House of Commons argued that for the sake of the The Medical “peace, order and good government” clause in the British North America Cou ncil Act, we must develop national standards to assess our physicians. The Medical Council of Canada, forged as an Act of Parliament in 1911, of Canada is the result of Roddick’s persistence. We might pause and reflect N e w s l e tter on what that event meant for Canada as we celebrate our 100th anniversary. August 2012 Firstly, it was the beginning of Canada’s treasured value of universal health care. If Canadians were to eventually have access to health care regardless of ability to pay, it had to start with an acceptance of a co-ordinated, pan-Canadian role in health care. And that is exactly Canadians have a right to demand. Our core what Roddick’s Bill did. It took another 70 years to find acceptance for responsibility will always be to improve the the five principles of the Canada Health Act but I would like to think that assessment of physicians. We will also work it was the legislation sheparded by Roddick that first opened the door to maintain a complete record of all physicians to this concept. practising in Canada. We will meet the highest Secondly, federal/provincial tension is inevitable in Canada due to the of research standards in assessment and 1 0 0 y e a r s o f e xc e l l e n c e 2 division of powers giving health-care responsibility to the provinces. since evaluation tends to drive curriculum development, we will continue to influence Up d a t e o n t h e Ap p l i c a t i o n f o r But, here again, the history of the development of the MCC has medical education curriculum. Me d i c a l Re g i s t r a t i o n 4 proven that we can have national standards as a result of collaboration among the provinces rather than having that standard imposed by the Some may say that a 100-year old organization Bl u e p r i n t p r o j e c t 6 Federal government. Since representatives from all the provincial and is an anachronism and therefore not relevant territorial medical regulatory authorities and all the Canadian faculties Clinical exam harmonization 8 of medicine make up the Council, the collective provincial role is in today’s changing world. In fact, the MCC has struggled, evolved and changed and Pr a c t i c e - re a d y a s s e s s m e n t 10 respected and enhanced. will continue to do so in contributing to the C a n a d i a n C o n f e re n c e o n Finally, from that first exam session in Montreal in 1913 of 71 excellence of our Canadian health-care system. Me d i c a l E d u c a t i o n 11 candidates to the point today where the MCC administers 13,000 exams a year in Canada and in over 80 countries, we have come a That is cause for celebration. Happy anniversary to the Medical Council of Canada. Dr. Ia n B ow m e r h o n o u re d 13 long way. And we have much to do to continue to uphold the standards Nancy MacBeth was Minister of Health of the Province of Alberta from 1988 to 1992.
  • 2. 2 ECHO MCC celebrates Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a 100 years of excellence 100 On b e h a l f o f Dr. Hé l è n e B o i s j o l y, De a n o f t h e Faculty of Medicine of the Un i ve r s i t y o f Mo n t re a l , Dr. R a m s e s Wa s s e f, Chair of the MCC’s Central Ex a m i n a t i o n C o m m i t t e e ( l e f t ) p re s e n t s Dr s . Michael Marrin (centre) and Ia n B ow m e r ( r i g h t ) w i t h a c e r t i f i c a t e i n re c o gnition of the MCC’s 100 years o f s e r v i c e a n d d e vo t i o n t o t h e m e d i c a l p ro f e s sion and also for excellence a n d v i g i l a n c e i n t h e e va l u a t i o n o f p h y s i c i a n s . One-hundred years ago, the 32 members of the newly established Medical Council of Canada (MCC) met for the first time on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. A unique combination of representatives from each of the licensing bodies and each recognized medical school of the day, Council embodied then, as it does today, inter-provincial co-operation as well as collaboration among academic and practising physicians. This historic inaugural assembly was also a testament to the efforts of the Council’s founder, Sir Thomas Roddick, who had strived for nearly two decades to introduce the legal changes needed to create the Council. A century later, the 2012 Council will convene in a special commemorative Annual Meeting that will honour his memory and continue to build on his legacy. This year ’s meeting, which will be held at the new Ottawa Convention 00 Centre, promises to be very special. Its program includes an elegant gala dinner at the Museum of Civilization, complete with entertainment and special guests, and a centennial breakfast on Parliament Hill, the location where the first meeting was held. Executive Secretary to the Board Andrée Fortin-Bélanger, who has been instrumental in planning this event, said she looks forward to the parliamentary breakfast and the gala dinner, where the former MCC presidents will be honoured. “Locating and contacting former MCC presidents as far back at 1975 was a challenge,” she said. “But such an interesting one! Through this process, I also learned tremendously about these extraordinary individuals.”
  • 3. 3 ECHO MCC celebrates Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a 100 years of excellence 100 Dr. C l a i re To u c h i e p resenting at Dalhousie Un i ve r s i t y o n Ju n e 1 4 , 2012, as par t of the M C C ’s c e n t e n n i a l w o rkshop series photo credit | Rox y Pe lham, Administrator, Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University A series of other special events and activities to celebrate the MCC’s centennial will take place throughout 2012 and in early 2013. The Council will be sponsoring an invitational workshop and reception at each faculty of medicine in Canada. The MCC will bring together guest speakers who are experts in their respective fields to present on topics related to physician assessment. The receptions will provide university faculty and student representatives with a chance to get to know the Council members appointed by their university and provincial regulatory 00 She said that she felt the centennial meeting would not only serve as an opportunity to honour the past, but also a chance to celebrate the organization for what it is today. “This Annual Meeting will show how far we’ve come and how much was achieved in 100 years. This year ’s theme, Excellence through evidence: implementing the recommendations of the Assessment Review Task Force, will also encourage us to look at our plans for the future. authority. The MCC created a corporate video to mark its 100th anniversary. This video, which is available on the MCC’s website and on YouTube, highlights the organization’s history and its role in the Canadian medical community. As part of the centennial celebrations, the MCC had asked Members of Council and vital contributors to submit a Medical assessment is in constant evolution.” brief personal account of what the Council means to them. A different article has been featured on the MCC website every week In addition, in conjunction with the 2012 Annual Meeting, of 2012. the MCC and the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada will host the International Association To enter its second century in style, the MCC has also freshened of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) International up its image. After undergoing a branding exercise, the MCC Conference on Medical Regulation, an event that will bring launched on Feb. 9, 2012, a new look and feel complete with a together over 250 delegates and distinguished guests from new logo, which has been applied to its website, applications and over thirty countries. publications.
  • 4. 4 ECHO Update on the Application for Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Medical Reg istration in Canada The AMRC development team regularly holds “sprint revie ws” to update staff on the latest progress with the project. On July 20, staff were briefed on the application’s centre assignment functionality. Once all medical regulatory authorities (MRAs) sign on to use Human Resources and Skills the new system, physicians will be able to apply through the Development Canada, the Federation portal to multiple MRAs for a licence to practise medicine. of Medical Regulatory Authorities of This will help physicians, and especially international medical Canada (FMRAC) and the Medical graduates, apply to multiple jurisdictions simultaneously. Council of Canada (MCC) are collaborating to develop the Application The system h a s a n e w n a m e ! for Medical Registration in Canada The new portal will be called PhysiciansApply.ca system. The new system, launching in (InscriptionMed.ca in French). The MCC and FMRAC would April 2013, will feature an application like to thank the survey participants who helped select the process that will allow physicians name for the portal. Your feedback has been invaluable. Your to apply for a medical licence. The comments have helped ensure that the selected name is project is funded by the Government appropriate to position the system as a central application of Canada’s Foreign Credential portal for the medical community, both in Canada and on the Recognition Program. international scene.
  • 5. 5 ECHO Update on the Application for Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Medical Reg istration in Canada Pro j e c t p ro g ress The business requirements for the project system. This means that candidates will use begin an application process through the have almost all been collected. The system PhysiciansApply.ca instead of MCC-Online new system. The application will already is in the midst of its development and testing and PCRC-Online to apply for MCC exams, be pre-populated with existing data in phase. Fifty per cent of the development of view examination results, submit source the candidate’s account. For example, the new system is complete. verification requests, etc. information that was contained in his or her PCRC-Online and/or MCC-Online accounts, The project team has been collaborating In addition to this functionality, the system in addition to the new information and with stakeholders, including the faculties will be designed to allow qualified physicians documents in the PhysiciansApply.ca of medicine and the certifying colleges, to to apply for a medical licence. However, account, will appear as part of the establish processes for the exchange of data MRAs will adopt the new system gradually, application. This will ensure a more and documents to the new system. meaning that most MRAs will start directing seamless process to share information and their applicants to use the system over time documents with the MRAs. The new system has undergone a privacy and not necessarily at the time of the system impact assessment. As a result, the MCC’s launch in April 2013. Applicants will just need to answer some Privacy Officer is working on updating privacy additional questions. The types and number policies and procedures prior to the launch of To learn about the requirements and the of questions will vary depending on the the new system. process to apply for a medical licence in a MRAs selected by the candidate. Once particular jurisdiction, physicians will continue submitted, the application will be directed W h a t t o e x p ect when the system to be encouraged to first visit the MRA’s electronically to the MRA itself to process launches website. Links to these sites are available the application. from the FMRAC website. The new system will launch in April 2013. Stay tuned for more information on the At that time, candidates with MCC and However, once a candidate is directed by the PhysiciansApply.ca portal, including a sneak Physician Credentials Registry of Canada MRA to use the PhysiciansApply.ca portal to peek in the coming months of what the new (PCRC) accounts will be migrated to the new apply for a medical licence, the candidate will system will look like.
  • 6. 6 ECHO Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Blueprint project The MCC is launching this project to provide assurance that MCC assessments fulfill all the requirements and standards for credentialing examinations. It will also provide a clearly documented and deliberate process to update exam specifications while responding to ongoing developments in the profession. The MCC has struck a Board of Governance to oversee the Blueprint project process. Board of Governance members include: As the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) begins to implement • Dr. Ramses Wassef, the recommendations of the Chair of the Blueprint project Board of Governance Assessment Review Task Force, one and the Central Examination Committee of the first priorities is to undertake • Dr. Trevor Theman, an examination blueprint project. This representing the MCC’s Executive Board and the project will ensure that the critical core Assessment Review Task Force competencies, knowledge, skills and behaviours of a physician entering • Dr. Florin Padeanu, supervised and unsupervised practice representing the MCC’s Clinical Decision Making are being appropriately assessed. Test Committee
  • 7. 7 ECHO Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Blueprint project • Dr. Nancy Brager, The full project will consist of three The project is currently in the first phase, which representing the MCC’s Central phases that will take place over a includes collecting data from external sources, Examination Committee period of three to five years. piloting some key survey instruments and conducting analyses. The first phase also includes • Dr. Ken Harris, launching a national survey in early 2013 to obtain representing the Royal College of feedback on areas that require assessment. Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Phase 1 – data collection – research and analysis • Dr. Tim Allen, of possible skills and The MCC has approached a group of experts in representing the College of Family competencies required the medical community to take part in a Delphi Physicians of Canada for the MCCQE Part I questionnaire process. The questionnaire was and Part II launched in July and will take place over the • Dr. Anne-Marie MacLellan, summer. The outcome of the questionnaire will be representing the Collège des médecins Phase 2 – development and consensus on overarching competency statements. du Québec transition to new These statements, in turn, will be used to guide the examination blueprint development of the national survey. • Dr. Karen Mann, representing the MCC’s Objectives As a result of the research and consultation Committee Phase 3 – construction and administration of new undertaken throughout the first phase of the • Dr. Sarkis Meterissian, examinations Blueprint project, the MCC will produce draft test representing postgraduate deans specifications for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I and Part II. The • Dr. Bruce Wright, public will be invited to provide feedback on the representing the MCC’s Research draft test specifications in fall 2013. The MCC’s and Development Committee and Central Examination Committee will approve the undergraduate deans final test specifications at the end of 2013. • Dr. Dipinder Keer, representing the Canadian Association of Internes and Residents • Dr. Fleur-Ange Lefebvre, representing the Federation of Medical Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e Regulatory Authorities of Canada M C C ’s Bl u e p r i n t p r o j e c t , p l e a s e v i s i t w w w. m c c . c a / e n / e x a m s / b l u e p r i n t • Ms. Gwen Haliburton, public member
  • 8. 8 ECHO Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Clinical exam harmonization by the Medical Council of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada The harmonization p ro j e ct t e a m d u r i n g a r u n - t h ro u g h of the special accommodation p ro c e s s e s i n p re p a r a t i o n f o r the launch of t h e h a r m o n i ze d examination The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) and the College expertise and know-how to develop • All candidates will be required to of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) are harmonizing the a harmonized exam that will meet the eligibility requirements Certification Examination in Family Medicine with the Medical streamline the assessment process of both the CFPC and the Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part II. for family medicine candidates MCC. As a result, the eligibility The resulting new Certification Examination in Family Medicine while maintaining exam validity and requirements for the new (incorporating SAMPs, SOOs and OSCEs) will be launched in reliability.” Certification Examination in Family spring 2013. Medicine include a pass standing Family medicine candidates who on the MCCQE Part I and source When meeting all other requirements of both organizations, are eligible to take the MCCQE verification of required medical candidates who challenge and pass this exam will be granted Part II are encouraged to forgo this credentials. For more information Certification in Family Medicine (CCFP) from the CFPC and the exam and instead take the new and a complete list of eligibility Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC). Certification Examination in Family requirements, visit: Medicine starting in spring 2013. “This project has been an excellent collaboration between www.cfpc.ca/2013_CCFP the MCC and CFPC,” said Dr. Ian Bowmer, Executive Director Several new policy decisions have of the MCC. “Both organizations have contributed their recently been announced:
  • 9. 9 ECHO Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Clinical exam harmonization by the Medical Council of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada • Those residency or practice- • Candidates must successfully eligible candidates who passed complete both the written the MCCQE Part II on or before component (SAMPs) and spring 2011 will have the the enhanced clinical skills An initial list of examination sites has been opportunity to sit the traditional component (SOOs and OSCEs) published. This list will be expanded to include Certification exam (current to be awarded their CCFP. If additional sites as they become confirmed. format of SAMPs and SOOs candidates are unsuccessful on Both organizations are meeting regularly only) in the spring and fall of both components, they will be to finalize examination processes including 2013. The CFPC will offer the required to re-sit the full exam. candidate registration, site administration, traditional exam to these groups If candidates are unsuccessful examiner recruitment and scoring. Operational only in 2013. on one of the two exam processes have been documented and the components, they may retake • Both organizations had project team is running exam simulations to that component of the exam at a committed that the fee for the help prepare for the launch of the harmonized reduced fee. Decoupling of the harmonized exam would not examination. exam components only applies to be higher than the combination repeat attempts to pass the new of the two separate 2013 fees Certification exam. for the traditional Certification exam and the MCCQE Part II. • If a candidate is unsuccessful The new exam fee for 2013 has in meeting the standard for Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e n e w been set at $4,600, the agreed- Certification, the MCC’s Central upon threshold. Key elements Examination Committee (CEC) Certification Examination in contributing to the exam fee will review the candidate’s Fa m i l y Me d i c i n e , p l e a s e v i s i t include opening new exam performance on the clinical www.mcc.ca/en/news/Enhanced_examination.shtml sites and offering the exam skills component of the new or as geographically close to the Certification exam. The CEC will candidates as possible. determine if the performance www.cfpc.ca/2013_CCFP meets a pass standard comparable to the one for the MCCQE Part II, and therefore whether to award the LMCC.
  • 10. 10 ECHO Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Coming soon: a national process for practice-ready assessment The first phase of the project involved cataloguing the various program elements already in place across jurisdictions in Canada. Cindy Streefkerk, a consultant Partners from across the country will develop a working with the Medical Council of Canada, spearheaded pan-Canadian practice-ready assessment process for the development of this environmental scan. international medical graduates (IMGs). “It was a great experience and quite informative,” she Of the new IMGs who are registered for practice every said. “The regional programs understand the value year, approximately 50 per cent of them have pursued in what they each do day-to-day and how it fits in the postgraduate training in Canada. The other half went broader context. There are regional variations in program through a practice-ready route. processes but there’s also a willingness to participate and share across jurisdictions.” The National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) was established to streamline the evaluation process for Now that the environmental scan is complete, the IMGs. The NAC’s ultimate goal is to offer an integrated project will turn to designing and developing the pan- assessment continuum. Canadian PRA. The pan-Canadian process will build on the strengths and best practices of the provincial The NAC’s initial focus was developing a clinical assessments. examination to help determine IMGs’ readiness for entry into residency. This exam, the NAC OSCE, is “I’m looking forward to the design and implementation of a now offered in five different provinces. Last year, over pan-Canadian practice-ready assessment”, Ms. Streefkerk 680 IMGs took the NAC OSCE. said. “We’ll have to look at areas including standards development, quality assurance processes and ensuring Given the successful operational launch of the that a solution is comparable across jurisdictions.” In t e re s t e d i n m o re NAC OSCE, the NAC will now focus its attention information on on developing the pathway for practice-ready The project will be led by the NAC PRA Steering assessment. This route would be available to IMGs Committee, and will report to the governing body of the the pan-Canadian NAC, the National Assessment Central Coordinating p r a c t i c e - re a d y seeking a provisional licence to enter independent practice. Committee. An integral part of the project includes assessment project? consultation and participation of the provincial PRA L e t u s k n ow , a n d w e Several provinces already offer a practice-ready programs. will add you to the assessment (PRA) locally. To enhance transferability PRA design sessions will be held in September, October across provincial boundaries and to reduce distribution list for and November. Research activities and a communications duplication, the NAC will now work with its partners to project updates. plan are being developed to support the project. create a pan-Canadian PRA that will be consistent and comparable across Canadian jurisdictions. The project The Medical Council of Canada will make the has received funding from Health Canada for design environmental scan available on its website over the and development activities. summer months.
  • 11. 11 ECHO Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Canadian Conference on Medical Education a successful and productive experience for MCC staff M C C s t a f f t o o k t u r n s a d d re s s i n g q u e s t i o n s f ro m p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d p rov i d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e M C C and its services at the corporate The 2012 CCME was held b o o t h . Sh ow n h e re a re Il o n a in Banff, Alta., from April 14 Ba r t m a n a n d Dr. Ma r g u e r i t e Roy. to 18, 2012 and centred on the theme Global Health and Medical Education: Beyond Boundaries. The MCC’s Manager A delegation of world-class in Assessment, Dr. Sydney researchers and experts in assessment Smee, represented the Medical ensured the Medical Council of Canada Council on the CCME Program (MCC) was well represented again Committee, helping to develop this year at the Canadian Conference the conference theme and on Medical Education (CCME). The plenary sessions as well as conference is the largest of its kind in reviewing abstract submissions. Canada, attracting on an annual basis over 1,300 participants from across Dr. Smee had the honour of the medical education and assessment chairing a plenary session on communities. global health featuring medical doctor and founder of the This event provided MCC staff with the international humanitarian opportunity not only to showcase their organization War Child, own research projects but, as well, to Dr.Samantha Nutt. “I was draw on the knowledge of some of the very pleased to introduce sharpest minds in the country and bring [Dr.] Samantha Nutt,” said Dr. back best practices and new research Smee. “I admire her activism ideas. The conference was also a great and I enjoyed reading her networking event, allowing MCC staff book ‘Damned Nations’. Her to connect with Medical Council alumni, suggestions have changed how colleagues from sister organizations, I am managing my personal peers and committee members. donations.”
  • 12. 12 ECHO Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Canadian Conference on Medical Education a successful and productive experience for MCC staff Dr. Syd n ey Smee introducing a p l e n a r y s ession on global health Her presentation, Analytic Methods to Evaluate Item and Test Fairness: A Case study of the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE), was co-authored by MCC Research-psychometrician Dr. Andrea Gotzmann with research conducted in partnership with Dr. Mark Gierl and Hollis Lai at the University of Alberta, a collaboration Dr. Roy qualified as “fabulous!” Although DIF analyses are not new to pencil-and-paper examinations, performing one on a computer-based examination was innovative. To contend with the several forms or versions of the exam, the researchers had to develop new procedures for a practical application of complex statistical models. The analysis found that almost none of the questions in the MCCEE bank were potentially biased based on the variables Dr. Smee also co-presented a workshop Dr. Marguerite Roy, Research examined. “You’d always expect to find flagged items and with Bruce Holmes of Dalhousie University, Analyst, presented cutting- I was surprised to find how few there were,” said Dr. Roy. Dr. Robert Maudsley of the College of edge research on applying a “This is good news that speaks to the quality of our items.” Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and differential item functioning As for the questions that were flagged by the study, they Alexa Fotheringham, the MCC’s Associate (DIF) analysis to the MCC’s have been sent for review and revision by the expert test Manager, National Assessment Collaboration Evaluating Examination to committees. (NAC). The workshop, entitled Fostering flag potentially biased items Better OSCE Examiners: Participate in (questions). A DIF study As a next step, Dr. Roy said that she would like to see this Examiner Orientation Development, was evaluates exam questions type of analysis continue to be performed as part of the designed to help participants improve the to verify that candidates, at MCC’s regular exam validity quality assurance processes. scoring consistency of physician examiners the same ability level, fare She would also like to explore whether this method could be (PEs) by learning to prepare effective comparably on the item, adapted to assess other types of examinations such as the PE orientation presentations and scoring regardless of gender, language, objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and other guidelines. country of birth or citizenship. performance-based tests.
  • 13. 13 ECHO Medical C o u n c i l o f C a n a d a Dr. Ian Bow mer honoured by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada In recognition of his important HIV research and his role in shaping medical education in Canada, Dr. M. Ian Bowmer, Executive Director and CEO of the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) and Professor Emeritus at Memorial University, has been named 2012 laureate of the James H. Graham Award of Merit. The award is presented each year by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) to a person whose outstanding achievements reflect the aims and objectives of the RCPSC. “Dr. Bowmer is a true leader in Canadian health care,” said Dr. Andrew Padmos, CEO of the RCPSC. “He has worked diligently to advance patient care, improve training and bring medical institutions together to create lasting change.” Dr. Bowmer is recognized worldwide as a leader in medical education. He has already received several prestigious awards, including the Dr. Louis Levasseur Distinguished Service Award and the Canadian Professors of Medicine Christie Award, for his contributions in this field. In addition to his leadership role with the MCC, he has directed pivotal projects in Canadian medicine, including the Physician Credentials Registry of Canada. “Dr. Bowmer’s thoughtful approach to assessment issues, his enthusiasm, and his spirit of collaboration have contributed substantially to the development of comprehensive strategies for the assessment of physicians entering practice,” said MCC President Dr. Michael Marrin. “More broadly, his vision Dr. M . Ia n B ow m e r, and leadership throughout his career have contributed to Exe c u t i ve Di re c t o r a n d C E O o f t h e Me d i c a l improved medical care in Canada and internationally.” Council of Canada Dr. Bowmer will receive the award this October at the 2012 Royal College Convocation ceremony in Ottawa.