Effective July 1, 2021, the neonatal perinatal medicine program will launch a Competence Based Medical Education model of curriculum delivery and assessment.
Resources
McMaster PGME Competence Based Medical Education Website
Royal College Training Modules
Go to CBME > TRAINING > Competence Committee > +Royal College for instructions on how to use MedSIS CBME tools.
EPAs (Entrustable Professional Activities)
There are 24 Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in the NPM Program. They are authentic tasks of the discipline. EPAs are grouped into stages.
- Transition to Discipline (3)
- Foundation of Discipline (10)
- Core of Discipline (10)
- Transition to Practice (1)
Assessment Data Collection
Competence Committee
The Competence Committee (CC) is a sub-committee of the Neonatal Perinatal Medicine (NPM) Residency Training Committee (RTC). It consists of a team of about 8 members – the Program Director, an external member (preferably the program director of another residency program) and 5-6 staff neonatologists. The CC monitors the progress of each learner in demonstrating achievement of the Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) to make decisions related to stage promotion, interventions to support learning, readiness to challenge Royal College examinations, and enter independent practice. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada information on Competence Committees.
| TYPE OF REVIEW | TIMING | MONTH |
| TTD > FOD (1st year) | 3-4 blocks/months | September/October |
| FOD Progress (1st year) | 8-9 blocks/months | March/April |
| FOD > COD (1st year) | 11-12 blocks/months | June |
| FOD > COD (2nd year) | 15-16 blocks/months | September/October |
| COD Progress (2nd year) | 18 blocks/months | January |
| COD > TTP (2nd year) | 20-21 blocks/months | March/April |
| COD Completion (2nd year) | 23-24 blocks/months | June |
| Adhoc | As requested |
Academic Coaches
Each learner will choose or be assigned an Academic Coach (AC) from the full-time staff neonatologists in the division for the term of their training program. The AC will work with the learner to develop a plan to assess their individual needs and goals, and guide them toward meeting them. Division of Neonatology Faculty Biographies.
