Impact of COVID-19 on Residency Education
The Royal College is working together with postgraduate deans, specialty committees, schools, programs and partners across Canada to monitor the impacts of the pandemic on all aspects of the learning environment, and support programs to meet national standards. As the situation evolves and new information emerges, this page will be updated with the most current information. (last update January 21, 2022)
- Guides: How to meet Royal College training requirements in the era of COVID-19 These guides aim to identify solutions, provide support, and emphasize where there is flexibility for programs, while also upholding national, discipline-specific standards.
- Virtual teaching resources
- April 22, 2021 Webinar recording: Maintaining a resilient training program during a pandemic. Rob Anderson, MD, FRCPC, Karen Kroeker, MD, FRCPC, Rob Woods, MD, FRCPC, DRCPSC
- Strategy: The Royal College’s Response to COVID-19 ‘s Impact on Postgraduate Medical Education
- April 9, 2020 webinar recording | CBD during the COVID-19 pandemic: Sharing adaptations and strategies from the medical education community
- Introduction (15 minutes)
- Royal College statement by Dr Jason R. Frank (8 minutes)
- Dr. Karen I. Kroeker | Program Director, Adult Gastroenterology, University of Alberta (8 minutes)
- Dr. Markku Nousiainen | Program Director, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto (8 minutes)
- Dr. Paolo Campisi | Program Director, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (8 minutes)
- Dr. Damon Dagnone | CBME Faculty Lead for Postgraduate Medical Education, Queen’s University (8 minutes)
- Q&A Discussion (25 minutes)
- Webinar questions answered (PDF)
- Full slide deck (PDF)
- Impacts on Postgraduate Accreditation updates from CanERA
- Impact on resident examinations
- April 9, 2020 webinar recording | CBD during the COVID-19 pandemic: Sharing adaptations and strategies from the medical education community
- Introduction (15 minutes)
- Royal College statement by Dr Jason R. Frank (8 minutes)
- Dr. Karen I. Kroeker | Program Director, Adult Gastroenterology, University of Alberta (8 minutes)
- Dr. Markku Nousiainen | Program Director, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto (8 minutes)
- Dr. Paolo Campisi | Program Director, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (8 minutes)
- Dr. Damon Dagnone | CBME Faculty Lead for Postgraduate Medical Education, Queen’s University (8 minutes)
- Q&A Discussion (25 minutes)
- Webinar questions answered (PDF)
- Full slide deck (PDF)
- Join: Resident Affiliates Welcome
Committed to ongoing updates as this situation
evolves
We know how essential information is in today’s environment. The impacts of COVID-19 have touched many aspects of residency and continuing education. We appreciate how hard all involved are working to support training. We are committed and actively working to identify opportunities to provide guidance to address your concerns. We will continue to share information, both by email to those directly working on CBD and on updates to this webpage, with guidance on how to continue to meet the training requirements of programs in this changing learning environment.
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- Accumulating credits during residency that can be applied to your continuing professional development (CPD) requirements following certification
- Regular updates from the Royal College
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