The Red Book - The College of Family Physicians Canada

The clinical, academic, and scholarly content of the program must be commensurate withthe concept of university studies at the advanced graduate level. The quality of scholarship willbe demonstrated, in part, by a high level of scientific productivity of the supervisors, mentors,and research groups assigned to participate in the CSP.There must be a clearly worded statement outlining the goals of each CSP and theeducational objectives of the residents. The generic goals and objectives for the CSP are outlinedbelow.1. At the end of the scholarly component of the program, the individual will be expected tohave acquired the knowledge, skills, and attitudes fundamental to embarking on a scholarlycareer in health. In most cases, further training specific to the candidate’s field of interestwill be required so that he or she can succeed as an independent scholar.2. The CSP should also provide an opportunity to integrate scholarship and clinical care.During the scholarly component some time may be spent in clinical activity related to thearea of interest; however, the majority of time (at least 80%) must be devoted to research orscholarly activity.Based on these generic objectives, individual educational objectives must be developed forthe scholarly component for individual residents. These objectives will form an important partof the interim assessments of progress of the resident and of the verification of completion of thescholarly component of the program.Resources1. There must be a CSP coordinator who is responsible to the enhanced skills director.2. There must be a CSP program committee and administrative support to assist the CSPcoordinator in the planning, organization, and supervision of the program. Membershipshould include resident representatives, and preceptors reflecting the range of educationalopportunities available. The committee will report through the enhanced skills committeeto the departmental residency training committee.3. There must be sufficient resources, including teaching faculty, technical and physicalresources, and supporting services for all residents in the program to achieve the educationalobjectives.50