Principle

Overview

Practice Ready Assessment – Newfoundland and Labrador (PRA-NL), (the “Program”) is administered by the Office of Professional & Educational Development (OPED), Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University (the University). The purpose of PRA-NL is to observe and assess PRA-NL Candidates under the direct supervision of physician assessors during a twelve (12) -week Clinical Field Assessment (“CFA”) to assess readiness to practice in Canada. There is no training component.

Purpose

To provide PRA-NL candidates with a fair and timely process for reconsideration or appeal of the result of their CFA, as stated in their PRA Result Letter. A PRA-NL candidate can only initiate a reconsideration request or formal appeal of the result of their CFA in circumstances where procedural errors are alleged.

Scope

This policy applies to the PRA-NL program and PRA-NL candidates as stated in the Purpose.

Definitions

PRA Result Letter — The letter which PRA-NL candidates receive disclosing the result of their 12-week assessment and which is provided to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador (CPSNL) and the candidate’s sponsoring Regional Health Authority (RHA).

PRA-NL Academic Committee — A committee comprised of representatives from the Faculty of Medicine and RHAs to advise on candidates’ initial eligibility for the program and to make recommendations based on candidates’ educational assessment results.

Policy

1.0 A PRA-NL candidate can only initiate a reconsideration request or formal appeal of the result of their CFA in circumstances where procedural errors are alleged.

2.0 The reconsideration request or formal appeal must set out the Program’s alleged procedural errors in sufficient detail to identify the specifics of the allegation.

3.0 Reconsideration of the Result of the CFA:

3.1 A request for reconsideration will only be accepted within 14 calendar days of the PRA-NL candidate receiving their PRA Result Letter.

4.0 Appeal of the Result of the CFA:

4.1 A formal appeal process can only be invoked once the reconsideration process has been completed and the PRA-NL Academic Committee has issued their final decision on the reconsideration.

5.0 Any expenses incurred by the PRA-NL candidate as related to a reconsideration request and/or formal appeal are the responsibility of the PRA-NL candidate.

Procedures: