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Faculty of Health Sciences

Department of Surgery

Competence by Design (CBD)

Check out the Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) resources provided on the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Program’s website.

The Department of Surgery’s Office of Education Science (director: Dr. Ranil Sonnadara, associate professor, part-time) is also involved in a number of initiatives related to Competency-Based Medical Education.

Sonnadara RR, Mui C, McQueen S, Mironova P, Nousiainen M, Safir O, Kraemer W, Ferguson P, Alman B, Reznick R. Reflections on competency-based education and training for surgical residents.

CanMEDS 2015

Launched at the 2015 International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE) in Vancouver. For more information on the Physician Competency Framework, visit the Royal College’s interactive website.