Certification Process and Assessment Committee
Who we are
Chair
Dr. Karen Schultz, Ontario
Members
Dr. Cheri Bethune, Clinician Educator
Dr. Carlos Brailovsky, Consultant
Dr. Kiran Dhillon, Section of Residents representative, Ontario
Dr. Theresa van der Goes, British Columbia
Dr. Kathrine Lawrence, Saskatchewan
Dr. Shelley Ross, British Columbia
Dr. Luce Pelissier-Simard, Quebec
CFPC staff
Staff Coordinator
Manager, Assessment Design, Development and Production
What we do
Responsibilities of the Committee:
- Oversee the ongoing development, improvement and implementation of evaluation objectives for learning, assessment and certification in family medicine by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) (e.g., Certification in the College of Family Physicians of Canada and Certificate of Added Competence)
- Develop and recommend principles for the assessment of competence across the continuum (undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing professional development)
- Advise in the design of effective assessment programs across the continuum
- Advance the assessment of competence by liaising with other national and international experts and organizations involved in the assessment of physician competence and through generating and disseminating education scholarship
