Emerging concepts in the CanMEDS physician competency framework
Background: The CanMEDS physician competency framework will be updated in 2025. The revision occurs during a time of disruption and transformation to society, healthcare, and medical education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and growing acknowledgement of the impacts of colonialism, systemic discri...
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Canadian Medical Education Journal
2022-09-01
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Background: The CanMEDS physician competency framework will be updated in 2025. The revision occurs during a time of disruption and transformation to society, healthcare, and medical education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and growing acknowledgement of the impacts of colonialism, systemic discrimination, climate change, and emerging technologies on healthcare and training. To inform this revision, we sought to identify emerging concepts in the literature related to physician competencies.
Methods: Emerging concepts were defined as ideas discussed in the literature related to the roles and competencies of physicians that are absent or underrepresented in the 2015 CanMEDS framework. We conducted a literature scan, title and abstract review, and thematic analysis to identify emerging concepts. Metadata for all articles published in five medical education journals between October 1, 2018 and October 1, 2021 were extracted. Fifteen authors performed a title and abstract review to identify and label underrepresented concepts. Two authors thematically analyzed the results to identify emerging concepts. A member check was conducted.
Results: 1017 of 4973 (20.5%) of the included articles discussed an emerging concept. The thematic analysis identified ten themes: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice; Anti-racism; Physician Humanity; Data-Informed Medicine; Complex Adaptive Systems; Clinical Learning Environment; Virtual Care; Clinical Reasoning; Adaptive Expertise; and Planetary Health. All themes were endorsed by the authorship team as emerging concepts.
Conclusion: This literature scan identified ten emerging concepts to inform the 2025 revision of the CanMEDS physician competency framework. Open publication of this work will promote greater transparency in the revision process and support an ongoing dialogue on physician competence. Writing groups have been recruited to elaborate on each of the emerging concepts and how they could be further incorporated into CanMEDS 2025.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e087ce7993343bf81e2d9d1c153d4342022-12-22T03:17:49ZengCanadian Medical Education JournalCanadian Medical Education Journal1923-12022022-09-0110.36834/cmej.75591Emerging concepts in the CanMEDS physician competency framework Brent Thoma0Anna Karwowska1Louise Samson2Nicole Labine3Heather Waters4Meredith Giuliani5Teresa M Chan6Adelle Atkinson7Evelyn Constantin8Andrew K Hall9Carlos Gomez-Garibello10Nancy Fowler11Leon Tourian12Jason Frank13Rob Anderson14Linda Snell15Elaine Van Melle16University of SaskatchewanAssociation of Faculties of Medicine of CanadaUniveristy of MontrealUniversity of SaskatchewanMcMaster UniversityUniversity of TorontoMcMaster UniversityUniversity of TorontoMcGill UniversityUniversity of OttawaCollege of Family Physicians of CanadaMcMaster UniversityMcGill UniversityUniversity of OttawaNorthern Ontario School of MedicineMcGill UniversityQueen's University Background: The CanMEDS physician competency framework will be updated in 2025. The revision occurs during a time of disruption and transformation to society, healthcare, and medical education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and growing acknowledgement of the impacts of colonialism, systemic discrimination, climate change, and emerging technologies on healthcare and training. To inform this revision, we sought to identify emerging concepts in the literature related to physician competencies. Methods: Emerging concepts were defined as ideas discussed in the literature related to the roles and competencies of physicians that are absent or underrepresented in the 2015 CanMEDS framework. We conducted a literature scan, title and abstract review, and thematic analysis to identify emerging concepts. Metadata for all articles published in five medical education journals between October 1, 2018 and October 1, 2021 were extracted. Fifteen authors performed a title and abstract review to identify and label underrepresented concepts. Two authors thematically analyzed the results to identify emerging concepts. A member check was conducted. Results: 1017 of 4973 (20.5%) of the included articles discussed an emerging concept. The thematic analysis identified ten themes: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice; Anti-racism; Physician Humanity; Data-Informed Medicine; Complex Adaptive Systems; Clinical Learning Environment; Virtual Care; Clinical Reasoning; Adaptive Expertise; and Planetary Health. All themes were endorsed by the authorship team as emerging concepts. Conclusion: This literature scan identified ten emerging concepts to inform the 2025 revision of the CanMEDS physician competency framework. Open publication of this work will promote greater transparency in the revision process and support an ongoing dialogue on physician competence. Writing groups have been recruited to elaborate on each of the emerging concepts and how they could be further incorporated into CanMEDS 2025. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/75591 |
| spellingShingle | Brent Thoma Anna Karwowska Louise Samson Nicole Labine Heather Waters Meredith Giuliani Teresa M Chan Adelle Atkinson Evelyn Constantin Andrew K Hall Carlos Gomez-Garibello Nancy Fowler Leon Tourian Jason Frank Rob Anderson Linda Snell Elaine Van Melle Emerging concepts in the CanMEDS physician competency framework Canadian Medical Education Journal |
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