Evaluation, Promotions, and Appeals
NOTE: The Evaluation, Promotions, and Appeals policy is divided into three sections. Please click on the links above to view those sections.Introduction
All residents who are enrolled in programs leading to certification with either the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) are registered as postgraduate students in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen's University.
Residents carry out their training responsibilities within a hospital, or other clinical education site, at the appropriate level of training and in accordance with the relevant professional requirements and subject to university regulations and those of the hospital or other clinical education sites. The conditions governing the resident entering and remaining in the residency program are delineated in the School of Medicine, Queen's University letter of appointment that is a legally binding contract.
Regular in-training evaluations (ITER) are a necessary component of residency education in order to ensure that residents progressing through programs acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes required of independent practicing physicians. Regular evaluations enable the resident to adjust their learning strategies to ensure that any weaknesses identified in ITERs are successfully ameliorated and identified strengths are acknowledged. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the Program Director with the Resident Program Committee (RPC) to collect and interpret evaluation data about each resident enrolled in the program.
Residency programs will use different strategies and techniques of evaluation that align with the characteristics being assessed (e.g., written, performance-based assessment (OSCE, mini-CEX) and direct observations, etc.).
Residency programs must provide the respective College with a document for each resident who has successfully completed the residency program. This report must represent the views of faculty members directly involved in the resident's education and not be the opinion of a single evaluator. It must reflect the final status of the resident and not be an average of the entire residency.
The purpose of this document is to:
- Describe the evaluation process in place for all residency programs in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen's University.
- Define the principles and guidelines of promotion, remediation, probation, suspension, withdrawal and appeals.
- Ensure that evaluation practices are consistent with program goals and objectives of postgraduate medical education at Queen's University and meet the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
The Evaluation, Promotions, and Appeals policy is divided into three sections. For further detail, please review the following pages:
