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- Title
Pathology residents transitioning to practice: A short survey on the potential benefits and challenges of bringing forward the Royal College exam in competency-based medical education.
- Authors
Price, Phillipe R.; Baranova, Katherina; Goebel, Emily A.; Sur, Monalisa; Osmond, Allison
- Abstract
Competency-based medical education (CBME), and its framework Competence by Design (CBD) is a teaching philosophy that was launched in 2017 for Canadian pathology residency programs. CBD brings with it a multitude of potentially impactful changes to pathology residency training programs including, but not limited to, the timing of the Royal College (RC) exam. With this relatively new change, we conducted a limited survey of Canadian Anatomical Pathology (AP) Specialty Committee members to seek their opinion of the proposed timing of the RC exam in this framework and the potential challenges and benefits relating to this change. This survey was circulated to the AP Speciality Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, which includes program directors and region voting members (28 in total). The majority of respondents (73%; 11/15) agreed that the ideal time to perform the written portion of the RC exam was at the end of fourth year. However, respondents were split regarding the timing of the applied portion of the RC exam. Additionally, there was some disagreement as to whether this decision to move the RC exam earlier would pose significant challenges to residents. Improved emphasis on independent practice and on managerial and lab director skills in the final year of residency were highlighted as potential benefits. We hope this small study highlights the need for continuous dialogue amongst the broader Canadian pathology community (pathologists and trainees) regarding the changes to the timing of the RC exam in Canadian pathology residency training programs stemming from the adoption of CBME/CBD frameworks.
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Pathology, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 2, p30
- ISSN
1918-915X
- Publication type
Academic Journal