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Commitment: Long-term
Connection method: Virtual
Open to Vancouver Island Region
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Our previous patient partner had a two year commitment which has just expired. We are now recruiting a new patient partner to participate as a voting member on the Medical Education Resource Committee (MERC)
The MERC aims to maintain educational standards for medical staff by identifying and prioritizing medical staff learning requirements. The MERC is responsible for developing, promoting, and managing formal and informal educational learning events, as well as measuring and evaluating departmental progress. The MERC seeks to establish evidence-based and best-practice educational opportunities to address medical staff quality assurance concerns.
Purpose & Responsibilities:
The MERC supports the HAMAC by addressing policy and procedures related to Medical Staff Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and serves as a liaison for medical academic institutions, including the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.
The MERC is a standing committee of HAMAC. The MERC serves in an advisory role to the HAMAC and is responsible for making recommendations and reporting to the HAMAC on:
(i) Identifying and prioritizing learning needs, particularly regional-specific learning opportunities for clinicians; including rural community needs, Indigenous Health and cultural learning.
(ii) Assisting Departments, Divisions and Medical Staff Associations (MSAs) in planning, promoting, and coordinating continuing educational activities and informal learning opportunities, including Department-level tracking and evaluation.
(iii) Supporting the translation of provider quality assurance challenges into educational opportunities, through the endorsement of evidence-based and best practice learning.
(iv) Endorsing educational content on the Medical Staff website and Island Health Libraries, including promoting course offerings through the Learning Hub.
(v) Supporting and promoting access to interdisciplinary educational opportunities, and learning opportunities through provincial initiatives, such as medical staff practice enhancement.
(vi) Liaising with UBC, other academic institutions and the Centre of Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Learning, to ensure coordinated and focused learning opportunities for medical staff.
(vii) Supporting the medical staff onboarding process and implementation, including solicitation of feedback from Departments, Divisions and MSAs to evaluate and update process and endorsement of educational content.
(viii) Supporting applications of learning through an equity, diversity, and inclusion lens.
Level of Engagement
This opportunity is at the level of Involve on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.Eligibility
- Willing & comfortable to share health care experiences in a group setting
- Have access to technology and the internet to participate in the engagement opportunity
- Comfortable using technology to attend online/virtual meetings
- The time to participate in the engagement opportunity
