1. Medical Council of Canada Updates presented to The Canadian Association of Staff Physician Recruiters Pierre Lemay, Director Repository and Registration Centre April 26, 2016

2. 2 MCC | MCC Qualifying Examinations Part I International NAC Practice Ready Assessment (PRA) physiciansapply.ca ◦Application for medical registration MCC Updates

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4. 4 MCCQE Part I International

5. 5 MCC | MCCQE Part I International What is the MCCQE Part I International? ◦Transforms the current MCCQE Part I ◦Provides IMGs with opportunity to directly access cortical components of the assessment process prior to their arrival in Canada ◦Involves significant back-end changes to support -a more flexible and widely accessible delivery, and -tools for candidates to better prepare them to challenge the exam

6. 6 MCC | Expected changes ◦MCC EE will no longer be a prerequisite for licensing ◦Delivered by vendor in all provinces with a medical program, in Canadian cities, and in 80+ other countries. The exam will be administered -twice in Canada during 2018 -internationally, five (5) times annually as of 2019 MCCQE Part I International

7. 7 MCC | Orientation tools ◦A self-education program for physicians to learn about communication and cultural competencies required in Canada by looking up our Orientation section of the physiciansapply.ca websiteOrientation -Patient-centred communication approach -Physician-centred communication approach -Communication challenges -Non-verbal communication MCCQE Part I International

8. 8 MCC | Orientation tools ◦Find out more about the process to become a practising physician in Canada. Refer to the Practising in Canada section of our website Practising in Canada ◦Develop candidate toolkit (self-learning and self- assessment tools) to prepare for the examination MCCQE Part I International

9. 9 MCC | date, 2014

10. 10 MCC | The NAC PRA is an MCC collaborative project funded by Health Canada: ◦Medical regulators ◦Educators ◦Specialty committees and certifying colleges ◦PRA programs from coast to coast ◦Federal and Provincial Ministries of Health NAC Practice Ready Assessment (PRA)

11. 11 MCC | The F/P/T Committee on Health Workforce (CHW) requested standards development for Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. Goals ◦Develop pan-Canadian standards and competencies to assess the readiness of international medical graduates wishing to have provisional licensure in Canada ◦Develop common assessment tools, orientation resources and assessor training modules for use by all provincial/territorial PRA programs ◦Conduct research and evaluations to inform standards, processes and effective decision-making NAC PRA – Background

12. 12 MCC | Mapping of practice-assessment program approaches and identification of common approaches Development of common processes for selection Research to demonstrate a single national assessment (NAC OSCE) can replace multiple local OSCE assessments for selection Common orientation curriculum for candidates across Canada NAC PRA - What has been achieved?

13. 13 MCC | Assessor training modules and train-the-trainer materials for Family Medicine in-practice assessments The specialty competencies and standards are completed and being actively deployed by existing (NL, QC, MB, SK, AB, BC) and potentially (ON) PRA programs Ongoing development of standardized assessment tools for all three (3) specialties including: multisource feedback, chart review, direct observation and field notes NAC PRA - What has been achieved? cont’d

14. 14 MCC | Adapt approach to standard and competency development for Family Medicine to Psychiatry and Internal Medicine practice-ready assessments and finalizing the assessment tools Develop additional modules for assessor training Develop new cases for candidate orientation Defining guidelines for the appropriate use of the NAC Examination (OSCE) results for PRA Program purposes NAC PRA - What work continues?

15. 15 MCC | Continue the content development for a Therapeutics Decision Making (CDM-type) Transition planning to operations to support centrally coordinated, regionally delivered standardized programs Implement the sustainability plan to support on-going operations NAC PRA - What work continues?

16. 16 MCC | date, 2014

17. 17 MCC | physiciansapply.ca Benefits for Candidates – A Single Portal Access personal electronic profile Submit and store documents for source verification Request translation services Submit request for Education Credential Assessment (ECA) Report Submit application for medical registration to Medical Regulatory Authorities (MRAs) Share documents with institutions - with the candidate’s consent Apply to Medical Council of Canada (MCC) examinations and to the NAC examination Obtain a medical identifier number for Canada (MINC)

18. 18 MCC | physiciansapply.ca Benefits for Authorized Institutions There are no fees to access the “Organizational Portal” View the information through a single secure portal Access candidate registration applications (for MRAs) Access to MCC examination results Access candidate credentials and assessment results Tracking candidate document status and reporting Download or print a ready-to-print version of the information Thirty six (36) institutions are using the Organizational Portal

19. 19 MCC | physiciansapply.ca Support Services Phone support with dedicated queue for organizations E-mail support Chat support for candidates

20. 20 MCC | physiciansapply.ca Application for Medical Registration MRAPlanned  AB, NS, QC, SK, NL  Complete  YK  2016  BC  2016  MB  2016  PEI  2016  ON  2016-2017  NU  2016-2017  NB  2016-2017  NWT  2016-2017

21. 21 MCC | physiciansapply.ca Planning for changes World Directory of Medical Schools (IMED and Avicenna) File transfer service Translation services Upload of documents Store Canadian credentials

22. www.mcc.ca Pierre Lemay plemay@mcc.ca Questions