CAPER Subcommittee on the National IMG Database “tracking the acquisition of Canadian credentials and access to practice” 28 April 2006 London, Ontario

What We’ve Done CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS Variables pertaining to the assessment process and outcomes Progress to date: Consultation with 9 assessment programs to establish proposed data submission modules along with sending coding manuals - Established variable list - Developed coding manuals - Received – 2005 de-identified individual data submission from Nova Scotia grouped data - Assessment Programs Workshop on 9 February 2006 Proceedings CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF CANADA  Variables pertaining to evaluation and certification.  Including practice eligible route Progress to date: individual and grouped data submission from CFPC CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

FACULTIES OF MEDICINE Variables pertaining to post-MD training. Progress to date: - CAPER data submissions individual and grouped data submission from 16 faculties of medicine CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA Variables pertaining to MCC evaluation. Progess to date: Agreed data submission module with MCC and development of data sharing agreement CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

MEDICAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES Variables pertaining to certification, licensure, and practice. Progress to date: Consulted individually with 8 provincial medical regulatory authorities and 2 territorial medical regulatory authorities - Development of variables lists and coding manuals - Working to develop acceptable licensure categories individual and grouped data submission from Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF CANADA Variables pertaining to evaluation and certification. Progress to date: Agreed to group data submission - in discussion relating to data sharing agreement CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

Where we are CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

41 data providers 20 data submissions 1 assessment centre 2 regulatory authority 16 faculties of medicine (CAPER data) CFPC 38 agreed data submission modules CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

Database and Communication: Database Manager started to construct IMG Database based on data received IMG Database brochure Poster for 2006 Medical Education Conference Article in afmcFORUM Web site CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

Challenges CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

10 Categories CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique

CAPER Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post- M.D. en formation clinique Sociodemographic information Previous Medical Education Points along the pathway to licensure Relationship between sociodemographic information and points along the pathway to licensure Certification Licensure Practice Location Correlates of Achievement Provincial/Territorial Patterns IMG workforce as part of the Canadian and regional physician workforce.