How CanMed Roles Become Objectives

Deirdre Bonnycastle

Clinical Teaching Development

College of Medicine

University of Saskatchewan

ObjectivesUpon completion of this session,

you will:

• Explain the role of objectives in teaching

• List 1 objective applicable to your practice for each of the 7 CanMed Roles

The Role of Objectives

Definitions

A competency is what a person can

do upon completion of training.

An objective is what a student should

be able to do at the end of a single

learning experience.

The Role of Objectives

Problem: too much content

Leads to vague objectives

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Or objectives that are unattainable

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Solution:SMART Objective

S tudent Centered

The learner will (active

verb)

Intubate, diagnose, manage

Not read, listen to, study

Solution:SMART Objective

S tudent Centered

M easurable

You can’t assess what you can’t

observe, so

Perform, evaluate, inject

Not know, understand

Solution:SMART Objective

S tudent Centered

M easurable

A chievable

They have to be able to

demonstrate by the end of the

session, not in the future

Solution:SMART Objective

S tudent Centered

M easurable

A chievable

R elevant

Keep zebras to a minimum

Solution:SMART Objective

S tudent Centered

M easurable

A chievable

R elevant

T imelyThe student has the prerequisite knowledge

CanMed Roles and their Enabling Competencies

http://rcpsc.medical.org/canmeds/CanMEDS2005/CanMEDS2005_e.pdf

pg. 9-24

Turning competencies into rotation objectives

Turning competencies into rotation objectives example

Health Advocate Role

Key Competency1. Respond to individual patient

health needs and issues as part

of patient care.

Enabling Competency

1.2. Identify opportunities for advocacy,

health promotion and disease prevention

with individuals to whom they provide care.

Health Advocate Role

Pediatric Specialty Competency

1.2 Identify opportunities for advocacy, health promotion and disease prevention with care givers and children to whom they provide care.

Turning competencies into rotation objectives example

Turning competencies into rotation objectives

Health Advocate

Pediatric Specialty

PGY1 Objective

1.2 Identify opportunities for health promotion with care givers and children to whom they provide care.

Turning competencies into rotation objectives

Health Advocate

Pediatric Specialty PGY1

2 week rotation objective

1.2 The learner will identify opportunities for health promotion in Prince Albert schools.

Setting Your Rotation Objectives

Pick an enabling competencies (pg 9 – 24)

Review your personal competencies

Pick a level (JURSI, PGY1 etc.)

Pick a verb from the action verb list

Write an objective

Test it against SMART criteria rubric

Thank youNext Session

Learning Activities that Match

Your Objectives