Medical Council of Canada Research in Clinical Assessment
Governance and Public Policy
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 27th, January 2022
External Deadline: Tuesday 1st, February 2022
Description
1. Application deadline
The deadline for the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) Research in Clinical Assessment grant competition is Feb. 1, 2022.
2. Purpose
The purpose and priorities of the 2022 competition are the encouragement of innovations in the assessment of clinical competence or performance of students, postgraduate trainees or practitioners. Priority will be given to proposals that show promise in contributing to the knowledge and understanding of measurement in clinical assessment and to clinical program evaluation methods for medical education. The proposal must focus on research, not development, in the assessment of performance or clinical assessment.
3. Themes
Of special interest will be proposals that focus on the following themes:
- Outcomes measurement
- Assessments along the continuum
- Improving feedback from assessment results
- Measuring critical and emerging competencies in medicine (for ex., teamwork, use of technology in practice)
- Role and use of technology in and for assessment
Other curiosity-driven research topics will be considered, but preference will be given to the themes listed above.
4. Eligibility criteria
The award is intended to address two target groups:
- Junior or other investigators starting out in the assessment field
- Students who are undertaking graduate education in assessment of clinical competence or performance and who are seeking support for their research, which is part of their thesis requirements or postdoctoral program.
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