CSOHNS Interim Council Meeting

CSOHNS Council Meeting

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Report:

Representative to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Submitted by Brian D. Westerberg May 20, 2013

1. 0 Nucleus Members:

Region 1:Erin WrightEdmonton

Region 2:Paul Kerr Winnipeg

Region 3:Jean-Phillipe VaccaniOttawa

Region 4:Dominique DorionSherbrooke

Region 5:Gerald CorstenHalifax

Vice Chair:Wayne MatthewsCalgary

Ex-officio members:

English Examination Board Co-Chair:Marty Corsten

French Examination Board Co-Chair:Marie-Jo Olivier

National In-training Exam ChairBrian Rottenberg

2.0 Accreditation Status of Residency programs:

University of British ColumbiaAccredited ProgramWinter 2013

University of CalgaryAccredited ProgramWinter 2015

University of AlbertaAccredited ProgramWinter2017

University of ManitobaAccredited ProgramWinter 2014

University of Western OntarioAccredited ProgramFall 2018

McMaster UniversityAccredited ProgramSpring 2015

University of TorontoAccredited ProgramSpring 2019

University of OttawaAccredited ProgramWinter 2016

McGill UniversityAccredited ProgramSpring 2019

Universite de MontrealAccredited ProgramSpring 2014

Universite de SherbrookeAccredited ProgramSpring 2016

Universite LavalAccredited ProgramSpring 2017

Dalhousie UniversityAccredited ProgramWinter 2018

3.0Old Business:

3.1 American Board of Otolaryngology:

No progress.

3.2 Competency Based Medical Education

We are planning to move forward with CBME approaches for mastoidectomy and FESS.A Delphi protocol being used to address milestones for each procedure on a research basis.

3.3 Practice Eligibility Route to Certification (PER)

The Specialty Committee continues to work with the RCPSC to implement this policy.

3.4 Guidelines for International Electives

The Specialty Committee is developing formal requirements for electives in global surgery

4.0 New Business:

4.1 RCPSC Specialty Examination Changes

The RCPSC has moved to split the written and oral examinations for the first time this year. The written exam was completed at different centres across the country, and the oral was once again in Ottawa..

4.2 Membership of RCPSC Specialty Committee

The RCPSC is moving away from having Program Directors as Nucleus members on the Specialty Committee. This affects Drs. Vaccani and G. Corsten. Although both are “grandfathered” and there is no urgency to replacing them, we are looking at alternatives that would bring representation of both regions as well as subspecialties.

5.0 Specialty Documents

Specific Standards of Accreditation (SSA):