CanMEDS

Definition

 

A framework of medical education for essential physician competencies

- aimed to improve patient care

- 7 essential roles

 

Roles

 

Medical Expert (Central Role)

Communicator

Collaborator

Professional

Manager

Scholar

Health Advocate

 

 

Communicator

- able to obtain and pass along information in verbal and written manner

 

Collaborator

- ability to work effectively within the team

 

Professional

- committed to patients, profession and society

- act with integrity, honesty and ethics

- acountable

 

Manager

- organising teams, delegating and managing resources

 

Scholar

- committed to obtaining, interpreting, providing and disseminating medical knowledge

 

Health Advocate

- promote health of individual, community and population

 

Medical Expert