• The Canadian Medical Directives for Specialists (CanMEDS) revision project, due to
approach completion in 2026, has identified limitations in the current framework's ability to …

Social justice in medicine upholds that each individual, regardless of the diverse
communities to which they may belong, has the same right to health, wellbeing …

Background: The CanMEDS physician competency framework will be updated in 2025. The
revision occurs during a time of disruption and transformation to society, healthcare, and …

This article suggests how competency-based medical education should robustly integrate
health equity by focusing on physicians' responsibilities to (1) know why and how underlying …

This symposium of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry illustrates structural competency: how
clinical practitioners can intervene on social and institutional determinants of health. It will …

Medical practitioners today are confronted with an unprecedented degree of complex
challenges and expectations. At the same time, their conduct and services are placed under …

The irony was almost palpable. On the same day that Canada's doctors launched
themselves on a trajectory that some believe is motivated by self-interest and may lead to …

The passage of health-care reform and current efforts in payment reform signal the
beginning of a significant transformation of the US health-care system. An entire new set of …

Following a historical brief on the development of patient-centered care (PCC), we discuss
PCC's value and role in counterbalancing the evidence-based movement in health care. We …

The CanMEDS Physician Competency Framework was designed to align physician
competencies with societal needs. 1 It originated in the 1990s as an adaptation of the …