The College is committed to finding new and creative ways to evaluate the competence and performance of individuals who wish to practise medicine in Ontario.
Council approved a position statement that will act as a guiding document to ground new programs and policies considered by Council and committees involved in the practical aspects of physician registration.
The College will:
- set and maintain registration standards for candidates who wish to practise medicine in Ontario which will not be compromised in response to physician human resource needs;
- govern and administer the registration process in accordance with all applicable legislation, regulations, by-laws, and policies;
- exempt individuals from the registration requirements only as allowed for in the regulation (O.Reg. 856/93, made under the Medicine Act, 1991) and as long as there are safeguards in place for patient care;
- proactively seek ways to reduce barriers to registration for qualified candidates by facilitating the development of pathways to registration that are fair, objective and consistent;
- collaborate and cooperate with our provincial and national partners in government, medical education and training, specialty certification and qualifying examinations to ensure a system-wide approach to physician registration;
- use valid and reliable practice-based assessment tools to evaluate the clinical knowledge, skill, judgement and performance of physicians who have extensive and independent clinical experience in another jurisdiction;
- facilitate practice monitoring and supervision for eligible physicians who are issued a restricted certificate of registration, in order to assure patient safety as each physician works towards achieving a certificate of registration to practise independently in Ontario;
- evaluate each physician's understanding and application in their practice of the ethical, legal and health care system aspects of medicine that prevail in Canada and Ontario.