Table 1 Translation of the CanMEDS competences into a blueprint of derived competences for the selection procedure

Medical performance & Knowledge and science^a

Knowledge shown at pre-university education (pu-GPA^b)

Transfer (knowledge and information integration)

Textual comprehension and structuring,

verbal reasoning & inductive reasoning

Communication

Overall communication skills & strength of arguments

Collaboration

Collaboration skills

Managing

Organizational skills

Health advocating

Social and medical consciousness

Professionalism

Ethical awareness

Empathy

Reflection skills