CFPC examinations and COVID-19: Pivoting in extraordinary times

F Lemire, N Fowler, B Kvern - Canadian Family Physician, 2020 - cfp.ca
One of the early decisions the CFPC had to make in the COVID-19 pandemic was to
determine whether and, if so, how CFPC's Certification Examination in Family Medicine and …

The CCFP designation: celebrating 50 years

F Lemire - Canadian Family Physician, 2019 - cfp.ca
Dear Colleagues, The College of General Practice of Canada was created in 1954, at a time
when general practice was under threat. There were concerns over standards of care and …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and changes to postgraduate medical education in Canada

C McCarthy, K Carayannopoulos, JM Walton - CMAJ, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
Several strategies have already been employed to mitigate risk to physician learners, while
optimizing continued clinical care. In some locations, residents have been required to work …

Rethinking screening during and after COVID-19: Should things ever be the same again?

JA Dickinson, G Thériault, H Singh, O Szafran… - Canadian Family …, 2020 - cfp.ca
The mood at the Colgrove practice meeting is sombre; the clinic has been badly affected by
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and has had to lay off 2 staff members …

Sustaining Care in Crisis: COVID-19's Impact on US Physician Board Certification

NC Brown, C Margus, A Hart… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
One of the COVID-19 pandemic's many strains on the United States (US) healthcare system
has been its impact on the physician board certification process. Understanding this effect is …

Impact of COVID‐19 on initial emergency medical services certification in the United States

JR Powell, J Cotto, JD Kurth, RE Cash… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective As the COVID‐19 pandemic began, there were significant concerns for the
strength and stability of the emergency medical services (EMS) workforce. These concerns …

An online clinical examination for fellowship certification during the COVID‐19 pandemic

F Munshi, A Alsughayyer, S Alhaidar… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
1. Balmer C, Pollina E. Italy's Lombardy asks retired health workers to join coronavirus fight
[Internet]. World Economic Forum, Reuters; 2020 Mar 18. https://www. wefor um. org/agend …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and its impact on CCFP (EM) residency training

A Nath, C Hunchak, S Smith, J Fedwick… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted Canadian residency training programs
[1–7]. In particular, the impact on enhanced skills training programs in emergency medicine …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 Impact on Family Medicine Residents Exam Performance

T Wang, T O'Neill, L Peterson, W Newton - Family Medicine, 2024 - journals.stfm.org
Abstract Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic began interrupting family
medicine residency training in spring 2020. While a decline in scores on the American …

The change to pass/fail scoring for Step 1 in the context of COVID-19: implications for the transition to residency process

AJ Whelan - Academic Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract In this Invited Commentary, the author considers the February 2020 announcement
that scoring on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 will …