Certification Process and Assessment Committee
Who we are
Chair
Shelley Ross, PhD, Alberta
Members
Dr. Alison Baker, Ontario
Dr. Cheri Bethune, Ontario
Dr. Erich Hanel, Ontario
Dr. Karen Schultz, Ontario
Dr. Katherine Lawrence, Saskatchewan
Dr. Keith Wilson, New Brunswick
Dr. Katherine Lessard, Quebec
Dr. Theresa van der Goes, British Columbia
CFPC staff
Manager, Assessment Development and Certification, Alternative Routes and Enhanced Skills
What we do
The Certification Process and Assessment Committee (CPAC) is a sub-committee of the Board of Examinations and Certification that defines objectives and strategies to enhance the assessment of competence and preparedness in Family Medicine for the purposes of certification and life-long learning.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Oversees the ongoing development, improvement and implementation of objectives for learning, assessment, and certification by the CFPC (e.g. CCFP and CACs)
- Develops and recommends principles for the assessment of competence and preparedness in postgraduate family medicine training, designed to influence all Canadian family medicine residency training programs
- Advances the assessment of competence and preparedness through generating and disseminating education scholarship
- Liaises with internal CFPC committees and other national and international experts and organizations involved in the assessment of physician competence and preparedness
