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Core competencies for emergency medicine clerkships: results of a Canadian consensus initiative

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Rick Penciner ,
Robert A. Woods ,
Jill McEwen ,
Richard Lee ,
Trevor Langhan ,
Trevor Langhan  and
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Undergraduate Education Committee
Rick Penciner*
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Robert A. Woods
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Jill McEwen
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
Richard Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Trevor Langhan
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Trevor Langhan
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
*
North York General Hospital, 4001 Leslie Street, 630N, Toronto, ON M2K 1E1; rick.penciner@utoronto.ca

Abstract

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Objectives:

There is no consensus on what constitutes the core competencies for emergency medicine (EM) clerkship rotations in Canada. Existing EM curricula have been developed through informal consensus and often focus on EM content to be known at the end of training rather than what is an appropriate focus for a time-limited rotation in EM. We sought to define the core competencies for EM clerkship in Canada through consensus among an expert panel of Canadian EM educators.

Methods:

We used a modified Delphi method and the CanMEDS 2005 Physician Competency Framework to develop a consensus among expert EM educators from across Canada.

Results:

Thirty experts from nine different medical schools across Canada participated on the panel. The initial list consisted of 152 competencies organized in the seven domains of the CanMEDS 2005 Physician Competency Framework. After the second round of the Delphi process, the list of competencies was reduced to 62 (59% reduction). A complete list of competencies is provided.

Conclusion:

This study established a national consensus defining the core competencies for EM clerkship in Canada.

Keywords

competenciesDelphieducationemergency medicineundergraduate
Type
Original Research • Recherche originale
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , January 2013 , pp. 24 - 33
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2013

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