The Red Book - The College of Family Physicians Canada

GUIDELINES FOR AN APPEAL OF AN ACCREDITATION DECISIONGrounds for an Adverse Accreditation ActionUpon determination that a residency program in family medicine is not in substantialcompliance with the CFPC’s published educational standards for such programs leading tocertification in family medicine, the board of directors of the CFPC may, at any regular orspecial meeting, withdraw or withhold accreditation or place the program on probation, subjectto such terms and conditions as the board may deem appropriate. A period of probationordinarily shall not exceed two years. Withdrawal of accreditation shall be effective inaccordance with the schedule to be determined by the CFPC Board.Definition of an Adverse ActionFor an existing program that has achieved the status of accreditation, an adverse action includesonly the assignment of probation or withdrawal of accreditation. Neither the award ofprovisional status for a limited term nor determination of appropriate class size for an accreditedprogram is an adverse action within the meaning of these procedures. For a program of medicaleducation that has not achieved accredited status, refusal to consider it for accreditation anddenial of provisional accreditation constitute adverse actions. Accreditation status of a programshall remain in effect until an adverse action becomes final.Exclusions From DiscussionMembers of the Accreditation Committee and CFPC Board who are students, residents, orfaculty of the institution being reviewed will not be present during the discussion or decisionmaking about their institution, except when they are making a presentation on behalf of theirinstitution in the course of the appeal. Those eligible to make presentations on behalf of theappellant institution are limited to physicians, medical students, and those engaged in medicaleducation or training.67