PGME Accreditation '25
GET READY! After the successful 2017 accreditation, and following the 2021-2022 program Internal Reviews and the 2023 Institutional mock accreditation review, Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) is preparing for its next full regular accreditation review scheduled for November 23-28, 2025.
Each University of Alberta Residency and Area of Focused Competence (AFC) Fellowship program is accredited either by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).
Accreditation is a comprehensive process with a goal to ensure the University, the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, the PGME office, and every residency and AFC fellowship program meets the Standards of Accreditation and that our trainees receive the training required in a supportive learning environment to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to ensure not only success in certification, but excellence in practice of their specialty and discipline.
Accreditation is an opportunity to highlight our strengths and receive feedback on areas for improvement and growth. PGME’s ongoing goal is to collectively and collaboratively address all areas for improvement (AFIs) identified in internal and external reviews in a systematic approach as we seek to achieve exemplary indicators at Accreditation 2025.
Accreditation Timeline
- 2-Year Progress Reports
- AFI-focused Internal Reviews
Programs must have CanAMS instrument fully completed for PGME review/feedback.
2. Programs receive feedback and make changes.
Programs to compile non-CanAMS required documents.
Programs to inform PGME of final completion (after integrating PGME feedback and change requests).
Programs to submit draft survey day schedule to PGME for review/feedback.
2. Programs receive feedback and make changes.
- Room bookings
- Catering Orders
- Final Calendar Invites (confirm RSVPs)