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Continuing Professional Development is currently working closely with the Integrated Medical Education unit to create new programs and resources to support Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) across the continuum.

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Teaching & Assessment Resources
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This offering is an openly available digital game, where you take on the role of designing simulation scenarios for students.

It was developed through collaboration between: 
  • Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University (CPD)
  • Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), London Health Sciences Center
  • Healthing Media Group, Postmedia

This project is made possible with funding by the Government of Ontario and through eCampusOntario’s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy. To learn more about the Virtual Learning Strategy visit: https://vls.ecampusontario.ca

This work is licensed under an Ontario Commons License – No Derivatives.

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Teaching & Assessment Resources


By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain differences between CBME and the traditional time-based model of postgraduate medical education
  2. Describe neurology EPAs and milestones and explain how they change as training advances
  3. Explain how residents are entrusted to independently perform the tasks of a neurologist
  4. Define formative assessment and develop strategies for providing/receiving effective feedback
  5. Explain how determination of progression (summative assessment) occurs and the role of the Competence Committee

This activity is an Accredited Self Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, and is approved by Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. You may claim a maximum of 0.5 hour for this activity (credits are automatically calculated).