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 purpose of PRA-NL is to observe and assess PRA-NL Candidates under the direct supervision of physician assessors during a 12-week Clinical Field Assessment (“CFA”) to assess readiness to practice in Canada. There is no training component.

Purpose

To document the reasons for, and the process by which, a PRA-NL candidate can be transferred from their designated CFA site to an alternate CFA site during the 12-week CFA.

Scope

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

Definitions

Clinical Field Assessment (CFA) Dashboard — The password-protected online system via which assessors submit the required assessment forms and candidates can view their completed assessment forms and feedback.

Clinical Field Assessment (CFA) Site — Refers to the assessor and/or clinical setting in which the PRA-NL candidate is being assessed.

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’s designated CFA site (i.e. assessor and/or clinical setting) may be changed in situations including, but not limited to:

1.1 An unanticipated lack of available assessors and/or facilities arising for any reason (i.e. assessor illness, family emergency, emergency room closures, etc.).

1.2 Significant interpersonal conflict between a PRA-NL Primary Assessor and PRA-NL Candidate as identified by the assessor and/or candidate and as per the procedure stated in B.0.

Procedures: