The following Continuing Education Requirements take effect October 1 2021.

 

CPSO/CPD, CERTIFICANT AND MENTOR MEMBERS

Minimum of 150 hours per 3-year cycle

Minimum of 25 hours per year, any combination of CE/CCI

CE (Continuing Education)

Minimum of 90 hours (60% of total number of CPD hours required)

Minimum of 60 hours per 3-year cycle.  This includes CE-Group, CE-Assessment and CE-Self-Directed

Note: Self- directed learning: there is a maximum of 36 hours per 3-year cycle (12 hours per year) of self-directed learning allowed (out of the minimum 60 hours required in the Medical Expert role per 3-year cycle)

Maximum of 30 hours per 3-year cycle.

Note: Self- directed learning: there is a maximum of 12 hours per 3-year cycle (4 hours per year) of self-directed learning allowed in CanMEDS roles other than Medical Expert (out of the maximum 36 hours of self-directed learning allowed in total, per 3 year cycle)

CCI (Continuing Collegial Interaction)

Minimum of 60 hours per 3-year cycle (40% of total number of CPD hours required per 3-year cycle)

Minimum of 36 hours per 3-year cycle (12 hours per year) of  “real time” contact

Maximum of 24 hours per 3-year cycle (8 hours per year) of CCI from a combination of MDPAC Listserv, SLACK and CCI “real time” in other CanMEDS roles (other than Medical Expert)

See above

  

 

 

 CLINICAL MEMBERS

Minimum of 75 hours per 3-year cycle

Minimum of 12.5 hours per year, any combination of CE/CCI

CE (Continuing Education)

Minimum of 45  hours (60% of total number of CPD hours required)

Minimum of 30 hours per 3-year cycle.  This includes CE-Group, CE-Assessment and CE-Self-Directed

Note: Self- directed learning: there is a maximum of 18 hours per 3-year cycle (6 hours per year) of self-directed learning allowed (out of the minimum 30 hours required in the Medical Expert role per 3-year cycle)

Maximum of 15 hours per 3-year cycle.

Note: Self- directed learning: there is a maximum of 6 hours per 3-year cycle (2 hours per year) of self-directed learning allowed in CanMEDS roles other than Medical Expert (out of the maximum 18 hours of self-directed learning allowed in total, per 3 year cycle)

CCI (Continuing Collegial Interaction)

Minimum of 30 hours per 3-year cycle (40% of total number of CPD hours required per 3-year cycle)

Minimum of 18 hours per 3-year cycle (6 hours per year) of  “real time” contact

Maximum of 12 hours per 3-year cycle (4 hours per year) of CCI from a combination of MDPAC Listserv, SLACK and CCI “real time” in other CanMEDS roles (other than Medical Expert)

See above

 

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