PRAMB-FP: the Practice Ready Assessment in family medicine in Manitoba

Requirements and how the program works

The Practice Ready Assessment Manitoba – Family Practice (PRAMB-FP) program is designed for family physicians seeking accelerated licensure in Manitoba. Upon successful completion of the program, you will work as a family physician in rural, underserviced areas of Manitoba, fulfilling a return of service requirement.

This assessment program lasts for three months. It consists of three components:

Acute care in an emergency department setting (four weeks)

Clinic 1 (four weeks)

Clinic 2 (four weeks)

Requirements

• Residency status: Preference will be given to established residents of Manitoba

• You must pass the National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination

• Satisfactory completion of two years of postgraduate clinical training in family medicine (rotations in general medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology) that is accredited with a national postgraduate training authority at the time training was taken,

  OR

• Satisfactory completion of one year of postgraduate clinical training in family medicine (rotations in general medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology) and have a total of at least three years of practice experience in family medicine in the preceding five-year period.

Currency in practice:

• You must provide evidence of currency in practice

• You must have a minimum of three years of independent clinical practice as a general or family practitioner

• This practice must have occurred within the five years immediately preceding the application deadline

• Applicants without general or family practice training and/or experience will not be considered

Credentials:

• Hold a medical degree from a nationally approved faculty of medicine or a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from a school in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.

• Establish one of the following are met:

• Confirmation by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) of eligibility for certification by:

  • Successful completion of a family medicine program in Canada

  • Successful completion of a family medicine program in an approved jurisdiction recognized by CFPC

• Hold certification in family medicine from the Collège des médecins du Québec

• Hold certification from the American Board of Family Medicine

• Satisfactorily completed an approved family practice assessment

• Submit for source verification through the Medical Council of Canada (MCC)’s physiciansapply.ca, enabling document sharing for the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM), the following:

• Medical diploma

• Family medicine postgraduate training document

• Specialty certificate (if applicable)

Application process

1. Complete an application for medical registration (AMR) through the physiciansapply.ca account.

   AMR fees from the MCC and CPSM documentation fee will be required at that time.

2. Note: fees are non-refundable.

3. An application must be submitted to the University of Manitoba PRA-FM program.

4. Candidates who meet eligibility criteria are then ranked and the top candidates are nominated to sit the Therapeutics Decision-Making (TDM) Examination.

5. Top ranked candidates who receive a pass on the TDM Examination are invited to sponsorship interviews.

6. For those who are offered an assessment, the practice locations and assessors are assigned in three different locations throughout Manitoba.

7. If the candidate is successful in their assessment, they will be issued a provisional certificate of practice (provisional license) and is expected to do a return of service in an underserviced area of Manitoba.