Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OG1-3-1
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
yes
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Resident
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
no
Title
Improving Resident Education and Patient Care through National Physician Licensure
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The lack of a unified national physician licensure in Canada restricts physician mobility and negatively impacts patient care. Currently, working in a different province/territory requires a separate medical license for each of the thirteen medical regulatory authorities, despite similarities in licensure processes and required documentation. These barriers limit the exposure of early career physicians including residents, while restricting access to physician care, especially in rural communities.
Summary of the Innovation
Resident Doctors of Canada (RDoC) has been advocating for a unified licensure process through several avenues. Firstly, our 2018 national resident survey demonstrated that while only 18.5% of residents plan to locum outside the province/territory of their primary practice, 52% would pursue locum experiences if no additional license applications were required. Secondly, RDoC published a Collaborative Statement on Canadian Portable Locum Licensure in 2017, endorsed by our national partners in medical education. Thirdly, RDoC has advocated for improved physician mobility, and are supportive of the Fast Track and License Portability Agreements proposed by the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. However, these preliminary agreements do not include residents and do not include new-in-practice physicians who have held an independent license for less than three years.
Conclusion
RDoC's national survey identified residents' desires to practice in jurisdictions outside their primary province/territory. RDoC supports the work of our partners to facilitate a unified or fast-track licensure. This would enrich resident education by facilitating exposure to diverse practice settings and would help address healthcare needs in underserved communities by encouraging resident mobility.
Keyword 1
National Licensure
Keyword 2
Physician Mobility
Keyword 3
Resident Mobility
Level of Training
CPD (faculty development, CME)
Abstract Themes
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (First choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Patient Safety
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Authors
Presenter
Bernard Ho
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
