Royal College

Resources provided by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada:

Ready-to-teach Competence by Design

Use these ready-to-teach workshops to present concepts of CBD and help your program prepare for competency-based training. The content is applicable across specialties and can be applied broadly to different training programs and/or mixed groups of learners. Use the material as is or adjust it for your own local context.

• Preparing for Competence by Design (CBD) Residency: It’s About Mindset! (download)

• Introduction to Competence Committees (download)

• Running a Competence Committee (download)

• Curriculum Mapping (download)

CBD Technical Guides & Policy:

• Royal College CBD Implementation Planner can be found here.

• Year's Best CBD resources can be found here.

• RX-OCR Toolkit can be found here.

Faculty Development Resources

Competence by Design (CBD) is one of the largest change initiatives in the history of Canadian medical education, which is why we’ve prioritized faculty engagement and development as a major component of the CBD initiative. We are pleased to provide the following resources:

• Resource Directory
  Searchable by topic, the CBD Resource Directory is a central repository for CBD related resources. The directory includes videos, presentations, handouts, tips sheets and more.

• Top CBD Resources
  Links to the most popular CBD resources used by the medical education community.

• CBD Webinar Series
  Participate in conversations with educational leads responsible for the implementation of Competence by Design. You will hear common questions and answers set to presentation materials that help explain important CBD concepts.

• Online Learning
  Access various online learning modules, interactive activities, and practical resources designed to provide support throughout the transition to CBD.

• eNewsletter
  Sign up to receive CBD Community Touchpoint, the Royal College CBD e-newsletter to inform the medical community about issues, developments and activities that are related to CBD implementation across Canada.

• Newsroom
  Access the latest CBD news

• Background on Faculty Development in CBD
  Explaining the role of faculty development, CBD target audiences, the four components of faculty development, and featured activities.