Research and development

In order to achieve the highest standard of medical care for Canadians, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) has a strong commitment to research and development, and is engaged in many supporting activities including:

Research

  • Providing support to a variety of groups and individuals
    • Funded support for original research through research and development grants
    • Funded support for students in graduate and postdoctoral programs and individuals in faculty development positions
  • Managing data requests for outcome studies

Development

  • Designing new tools to assess and evaluate physicians in clinical practice
  • Developing new examinations including the creation of the new, computer-based Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination

Facilitation

  • Liaising with sister organizations, presenting at conferences, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals
  • Consulting in areas of research, development and psychometrics
  • Production of the Report of the Dean and other special reports

National Collaborations

Professionalism in Medicine

  • Developing a working definition of ‘professionalism’ to be used in guiding MCC objective writing and test development
  • Proposing a list that accurately reflects professionalism and can be measured and scored through examination material

National Assessment Collaboration

  • Developing a set of standardized assessment tools that can be used by provincial programs in the selection of international medical graduates (IMGs) for post-graduate training and for assessing practice readiness


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