How You Can Earn Credits
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program is an evidence-informed educational initiative designed to support, enhance and promote the continuing professional development (CPD) activities of physicians and surgeons.
Take advantage of these resources to earn all the credits you need to meet the annual requirements of the MOC Program. Remember to enter your credits into MAINPORT as you complete CPD activities.
Visit the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada’s website for further information on the MOC Program and for support tools and resources.
Section 1: Group Learning
Meetings and Group Learning: 1 credit per hour for accredited group learning activities. This includes accredited conferences, rounds, journal clubs, etc.
Unaccredited activities: 0.5 credits per hour (maximum 50 credits per cycle). This includes unaccredited rounds, journal clubs, and conferences that have no industry support.
Section 2: Self-Learning
Planned Learning: Initiated by the identification of a need, problem, issue or goal that leads you to develop a learning plan, either independently or with peers or mentors. Activities include:
| Fellowships | 100 credits per year |
| Formal courses | 25 credits per course |
| Personal learning projects (PLPs) | 2 credits per hour |
| Traineeships | 2 credits per hour |
Scanning Activities: Includes resources that you use to enhance your awareness of new evidence, perspectives or findings that may be relevant to your practice. Please record a learning outcome in Mainport for each scanning activity.
| Reading Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology | 1 credit per article |
| Podcasts, audio or videotapes | 0.5 credits per activity |
| Viewing scientific posters at a meeting | 0.5 credits per activity |
Systems Learning: Includes activities such as development of practice standards, patient safety of quality of care guidelines, curriculum development, or assessment.
| Practice guideline development | 20 credits per year |
| Committee work (related to quality care or patient care) | 15 credits per year |
| Curriculum development | 15 credits per year |
| Examination development | 15 credits per year |
| Peer assessment | 15 credits per year |
Section 3: Assessment
| Knowledge assessment: accredited self-assessment programs | 3 credits per hour |
| Performance Assessment — simulation program | 3 credits per hour |
| Chart audit and feedback | 3 credits per hour |
| Multi-source feedback | 3 credits per hour |
| Educational or administrative assessments | 3 credits per hour |
CPD credits
For more information about CPD opportunities, please contact:
Cheryl Ripley
[email protected]
613.729.6779 x223
