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Self-assessment and continuing professional development: the Canadian perspective.

Ivan Silver1, Craig Campbell, Bernard Marlow

  • 1Office of Continuing Education & Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ivan.silver@utoronto.ca

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Physicians benefit more from reflective practice and seeking feedback than from improving self-assessment accuracy. Continuing professional development programs should integrate these strategies for better clinical performance and lifelong learning.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • Physician Performance

Background:

  • Physicians often inaccurately assess their clinical competence compared to objective measures.
  • Current training focuses on improving self-assessment, which may be less effective than alternative approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe self-assessment learning activities in Canadian physician professional development programs.
  • To highlight the benefits of reflective practice and peer feedback for physicians.

Main Methods:

  • Description of the Maintenance of Proficiency (Mainpro) program by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
  • Description of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
  • Inclusion of self-evaluation tools, guided self-audits, and peer/team feedback mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Both Mainpro and MOC programs utilize self-evaluation and guided self-audit learning activities.
  • Physicians are encouraged to compare performance against objective measures and clinical guidelines.
  • Participation in these activities is incentivized with extra credits.

Conclusions:

  • Practice-based learning with self-assessment is crucial for mandatory continuing professional development.
  • Future research should focus on understanding and enabling reflection in clinical practice.
  • Mindfulness and reflective learning are key for physician development.