Defining competency-based evaluation objectives in family medicine: dimensions of competence and priority topics for assessment.

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.

Examination outcomes for international medical graduates pursuing or completing family medicine residency training in Quebec.

Objective: To review the success of international medical graduates (IMGs) who are pursuing or have completed a Quebec residency training program and examinations.

Design: We retrospectively reviewed IMGs' success rates on the pre-residency Collège des médecins du Québec medical clinical sciences written examination and objective structured clinical examination, as well as on the post-residency Certification Examination in Family Medicine.

Setting: Quebec.

Defining core procedure skills for Canadian family medicine training.

Objective: To create a list of core and enhanced procedures suitable for family medicine training.

Design: Mailed or e-mailed survey using a Delphi technique.

Setting: Randomly selected family physician practices across Canada.