FD - What We Do

To see what we do in a nutshell refer to the FD Programming Matrix.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a broadly defined group of activities that includes both Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Faculty Development (FD).  We embrace lifelong learning across all CanMEDS domains and are here to support and meet your continuing education needs.  We work closely with the Division of CME and look forward to helping you meet your MOC/Mainpro requirements and continuous improvement in all aspects of our professional work in today’s healthcare environment.

We use the USask SRS site to register for both CME and FD events.  By selecting the register button, you will find a list of currently offered programs.

We are a community of practice of staff, faculty including physicians and other providers, educators and learners around the province who are interested in supporting and facilitating medical education, using best practices and evidence for work in all domains- clinical, administrative, teaching and learning, research and leadership.   We are creating a Faculty Development Network to reach across all areas of the province and are working to have leads in all disciplines.  We also have a Faculty Development Advisory committee to help strategically guide our work and an End Users group of medical students and residents to give us feedback on how we are doing from their perspective.

 Faculty development has a strategic plan (click here) and is aligned with College of Medicine strategic plan (click here for a summary) and in particular the priority area on Quality Education and Scholarship (click for a more detailed description).  We work collaboratively with the Distributed Medical Education, Faculty Engagement, Research, Social Accountability and others and are keen to establish relationships and connections within the Health Professions.

See our Contacts section for a listing of staff and faculty and how to reach our office in Saskatoon and Regina.

Do I need to register in advance to attend the workshops?
Yes. This will enable us to send you any resources/references if there is any advance preparation required. Also, it will be easier to get your certificate for study credits.

Is there a cost to attend any of the events?
Typically there is no cost to attend faculty development events. It is, however, still important to attend events when you have registered as there are costs associated with holding these events.  We will, therefore, occasionally ask for a $50 deposit which is refunded if you attend.  We appreciate your letting us know if you are not able to attend in advance in which case you will also not be charged.

Can I attend events remotely?
Yes, you can. We can make arrangements for you to participate remotely, with advanced notice.  We currently use mostly WebEx as this is the distance platform supported by the university.

Will it be possible for Faculty Development facilitators to come to our site?
Absolutely. Faculty Development serves teachers located anywhere in the province and welcomes the opportunities to work with the various FD leads around the province.

Can you organize training based on our specific needs?
Certainly. We believe in customizing training according to your individual/site/program/or department needs. Contact our office and we can work with you to tailor a FD session to meet your needs.

How can I get study credits for participating in FD?                                                                         For noncertified educational events, physicians may still claim credits:

• For the College of Family Physicians of Canada, of the 250 credits per 5 year cycle, half can be for non-certified learning either group or individual; for further information please see the .  There is a Mainpro manual available online.
• Members of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada may claim Maintenance of Certification program credits by reporting event hours with MAINPORT under "unaccredited activities" in Section 1; for further information please see the RCPSC website.

We do try to ensure many of our events are approved for either MOC or Mainpro credits. Members of the CFPC can claim MOC credits (up to 50 in a 5 year cycle.)

What if I miss a session that I wanted to attend?
Sometimes the FD events you want to attend may not be offered at a time or on a day that works for you. In an effort to help alleviate this problem, we try to digitally record many of our sessions so you can access them at your convenience from our website.

We are also happy to offer events again at times that might work better – with flexible scheduling. If you are interested in any of our events, please let us know which days and times will work best for you and your group, and we'll work with you to set up the workshop at a time and day that is convenient.