Not Wanted on the Voyage: Highlighting Intrinsic CanMEDS Gaps in Curricula

Overview

Journal Can Med Educ J

Specialty Medical Education

Date 2021 Sep 27

PMID 34567304

Citations 6

Authors

Joan Binnendyk

Rachael Pack

Emily Field

Chris Watling

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: As governing bodies design new curricula that seek to further incorporate principles of competency-based medical education within time-based models of training, questions have been raised regarding the continued centrality of existing CanMEDS competencies. Although efforts have been made to align these new curricula with CanMEDS, we don't yet know to what extent these competencies are meaningfully integrated.

Methods: A content analysis approach was used to systematically evaluate national Canadian curricula for 18 residency-training programs and determine the number of times each enabling CanMEDS competency was represented.

Results: Clear trends persisted across all programs. Medical Expert and Collaborator competencies were well integrated into curriculum (81% and 86% mapped to assessment) while competencies related to the Leader, Professional, and Health Advocate roles were less frequently mapped to assessment (41%, 36%, and 40%) and were often absent from the new curricula altogether (59%, 64%, and 60%).

Conclusion: Deliberate planning in curriculum development affords the early identification of gaps. These gaps can inform current assessment practice and future curricular development by providing direction for innovation. If we are to ensure that any new curricula meaningfully address all CanMEDS roles, we need to think carefully about how to best teach and assess underrepresented competencies.

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