Motivations for Pursuing Enhanced Skill Credentials in Family Medicine: A Study of the Certificates of Added Competence in Canada.

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The College of Family of Physicians of Canada's Certificates of Added Competence (CACs) denote enhanced-skill family physicians who function beyond the scope of family practice or in specialized areas fundamental to family medicine practice. The credential provides recognition for skill development in areas of need and is intended to augment comprehensive care; however, there are concerns that it increases focused practice and decreases commitment to generalist care. To inform credentialing policies, we elucidated physician and trainee motivations for pursuing the CAC credential.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Fam Med

Title: Family medicine

Publisher: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1938-3800

ISSN (Print): 0742-3225

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2022

Volume: 54

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Family Medicine.

[2 ] and McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT).

[3 ] McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

[4 ] Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

[5 ] Department of Family Medicine and McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT).

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DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2022.213612

PubMed ID: 35675456

SO-VID: 310dd3d5-1d48-4f84-93ca-038774e8b17d

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