Table 4 Remediation strategies per CanMEDs competency

Professional

Mentor, (role-modelling) tutor, coach, team coach, intervision

Additional talks with programme director or training staff

Writing reflection assignments

Career advice or career coaching

Strengths and weakness analysis, psychological assessment

Psychiatrist, psychotherapist or psychologist

Communicator

Interaction: video assessments, roleplay, communication training.

Language: logopaedic, language course.

Written: letter correction.

Manager

Reducing multitasking such as a training programme break, quitting research projects, adapted outpatient clinics, rotations in a smaller hospital, working parttime, not participating in irregular shifts.

Medical Expert

Extension of training duration, passing with specified conditions, such as setting measurable timely targets.

Competency matrix or personal performance development plan.

Clinical practice assessments, help of an educational expert.

Exposure to activities that currently lack quality or experience.

Resit of assessments, exams or rotations.

Checks, direct strict supervision.