Objective: To develop key features for priority topics previously identified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada that, together with skill dimensions and phases of the clinical encounter, broadly describe competence in family medicine.
Design: Modified nominal group methodology, which was used to develop key features for each priority topic through an iterative process.
Setting: The College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Objective: To develop a definition of competence in family medicine sufficient to guide a review of Certification examinations by the Board of Examiners of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Design: Delphi analysis of responses to a 4-question postal survey.
Setting: Canadian family practice.