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Replacing high-stakes summative examinations with graduated medical licensure in Canada
Brent Thoma, Sandra Monteiro, Alim Pardhan, Heather Waters and Teresa Chan
CMAJ February 07, 2022 194 (5) E168-E170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.211816
Brent Thoma
Department of Emergency Medicine (Thoma), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Thoma), Ottawa, Ott.; Centre for Simulation-Based Learning (Monteiro); McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT) Program (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Education & Innovation, Department of Medicine (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Emergency Medicine (Pardhan), Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada Emergency Medicine Program (Pardhan); Department of Family Medicine (Waters); McMaster Office of Postgraduate Medical Education Advisory Board (Waters); Division of Emergency Medicine (Chan), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences; Office of Continuing Professional Development (Chan), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MD MScSandra Monteiro
Department of Emergency Medicine (Thoma), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Thoma), Ottawa, Ott.; Centre for Simulation-Based Learning (Monteiro); McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT) Program (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Education & Innovation, Department of Medicine (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Emergency Medicine (Pardhan), Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada Emergency Medicine Program (Pardhan); Department of Family Medicine (Waters); McMaster Office of Postgraduate Medical Education Advisory Board (Waters); Division of Emergency Medicine (Chan), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences; Office of Continuing Professional Development (Chan), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
PhDAlim Pardhan
Department of Emergency Medicine (Thoma), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Thoma), Ottawa, Ott.; Centre for Simulation-Based Learning (Monteiro); McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT) Program (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Education & Innovation, Department of Medicine (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Emergency Medicine (Pardhan), Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada Emergency Medicine Program (Pardhan); Department of Family Medicine (Waters); McMaster Office of Postgraduate Medical Education Advisory Board (Waters); Division of Emergency Medicine (Chan), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences; Office of Continuing Professional Development (Chan), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDHeather Waters
Department of Emergency Medicine (Thoma), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Thoma), Ottawa, Ott.; Centre for Simulation-Based Learning (Monteiro); McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT) Program (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Education & Innovation, Department of Medicine (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Emergency Medicine (Pardhan), Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada Emergency Medicine Program (Pardhan); Department of Family Medicine (Waters); McMaster Office of Postgraduate Medical Education Advisory Board (Waters); Division of Emergency Medicine (Chan), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences; Office of Continuing Professional Development (Chan), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
MDTeresa Chan
Department of Emergency Medicine (Thoma), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Thoma), Ottawa, Ott.; Centre for Simulation-Based Learning (Monteiro); McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT) Program (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Education & Innovation, Department of Medicine (Monteiro, Chan); Division of Emergency Medicine (Pardhan), Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada Emergency Medicine Program (Pardhan); Department of Family Medicine (Waters); McMaster Office of Postgraduate Medical Education Advisory Board (Waters); Division of Emergency Medicine (Chan), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences; Office of Continuing Professional Development (Chan), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Brent Thoma, Sandra Monteiro, Alim Pardhan, Heather Waters, Teresa Chan
CMAJ Feb 2022, 194 (5) E168-E170; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211816
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