by Eusang Ahn | Jan 4, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Medical Education
What exactly is an EPA, really? EPAs, or Entrustable Professional Activities, are the basic building blocks of assessment within many models of Competency-Based Medical Education, such as Competency By Design. In theory, EPA assessments are supposed to serve as...
by Tayler Young, Lucy Karp, Alex Coutin | May 19, 2022 | EDI, Featured, Infographics, Medical Education
At CAEP 2021, the SLGBTQIA + panel identified perceived or real barriers to the inclusion of sexual and gender minority content in Emergency Medicine residency curriculums. Here, we present an infographic documenting the findings and recommendations from the CAEP...
by Shahbaz Syed | Mar 25, 2021 | Commentary, Featured
There’s a pretty standard hierarchy in medicine: Medical Student → Junior Resident → Senior Resident → +/- Fellow → Attending Similar to many things in medicine, this hierarchy stems from old habits and practices. In the ninetieth century, medical...
by Rajiv Thavanathan, James Gilbertson | Mar 1, 2021 | Podcast
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Google PodcastsListen on Stitcher So what if we’ve only had one ‘real episode’, it’s time for a bonus one! Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan sits down with FRCPC Program Director Dr. Lisa Thurgur, and...
by Hans Rosenberg | Sep 3, 2020 | Featured, Resident Insights
The CCFP(EM) Program at the University of Ottawa was the first of its kind in Canada. We are home to many national and international experts in research, ultrasound, quality improvement and patient safety, medical education and simulation. Some of the unique features...
