Scholars demonstrate a lifelong commitment to excellence through lifelong learning, teaching and modelling, evaluating evidence in decision making, and contributing to expanding the science of medicine. In acting as a Scholar, students commit to the application, dissemination, translation, and creation of knowledge and practices applicable to advancing health care.
Learners acquire scholarly abilities by continually evaluating the processes and outcomes of their daily work and actively seeking feedback in the interest of quality improvement and patient safety. Scholars formulate questions to address knowledge gaps and arrive at decisions informed by evidence. Scholars identify pertinent evidence, evaluate it using criteria, and apply it in practice and scholarly activities while including patient values and preferences.
1. Engage in life-long learning.
1.1 Identify personal learning needs and create a plan of action.
1.2 Identify opportunities for learning and improvement by regularly assessing performance using internal and external data.
1.3 Engage in collaborative learning with colleagues and other health professionals.
1.4 Review outcomes using quality improvement processes to identify items for analysis.
2. Participate actively in the education of self and others.
2.1 Recognize and address role modelling and impact of the informal or hidden curriculum.
2.2 Promote a safe learning environment for all.
2.3 Plan and deliver personal, other professional and community lifelong learning activities.
2.4 Provide meaningful feedback for improvement to peers, mentors and programs.
2.5 Evaluate peers, teachers, and education programs using relevant tools and practices.
3. Integrate best available evidence into learning and decision-making.
3.1 Recognize personal and system knowledge gaps in patient care.
3.2 Generate focused questions that address gaps.
3.3 Critically evaluate the integrity, reliability and applicability of research literature.
3.4 Integrate evidence into clinical decision-making.
3.5 Formulate well-structured questions and consult scholarly resources in confronting a patient care problem.
3.6 Discuss selecting the most appropriate action in the absence of evidence.
3.7 Interpret qualitative and quantitative knowledge using standardized practices that address bias, validity, barriers, and relevance to care.
3.8 Apply new knowledge and evaluate the impact on patient care.
4. Contribute to the creation and dissemination of knowledge applicable to health care.
4.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific principles of research and the role of evidence and research in health care.
4.2 Identify ethical principles for research and incorporate them into obtaining informed consent, while considering potential harms, benefits and needs of vulnerable populations.
4.3 Pose questions for inquiry, select methods to address them and share results.
4.4 Communicate findings of relevant research and scholarly research to peers, other health professionals, communities, patients and families.
4.5 Generate original scholarly work for dissemination to broad or specific communities.