Assessing Readiness for Advanced Specialty Training

CEHPEA provides assessments for experienced physicians seeking access to Advanced-Level Training – Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) or Practice Ready Assessment (PRA) - in Ontario. Applicants with less than one year of postgraduate medical training in the specialty to which they are applying for assessment cannot be considered for PGY2 or PRA.

Successful PGY2 and PRA candidates may be assigned to one of the residency programs in Ontario, i.e., one of McMaster University, University of Ottawa, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario or the Northern Ontario School of Medicine - such an assignment may include an educational experience in a satellite clinical teaching site associated with the respective program.

Applicants already in a residency training program or that have completed a residency training program in the province of Ontario are not eligible for PGY2 or PRA assessment.

Please note that selection of candidates will be the responsibility of the program directors of the respective residency programs at the Ontario universities' medical schools. CEHPEA is not involved in selection or placement of candidates.

PGY2/PRA Advanced Level Specialty Assessments for 2011
CEHPEA is pleased to announce that it will be offering assessments for specific specialties at the Practice Ready Assessment (PRA) level and at the PGY2 Entry level and registration will open on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 10:00am. We have been informed by the postgraduate deans of the Ontario medical schools that there are an extremely limited number of positions at these two levels in the specialties listed below. It must be noted that success in the assessments is not a guarantee of a position. Also, if an assessment does not have sufficient registration it may be cancelled.

The application deadline for all specialty assessments was Friday, August 26, 2011 at 4:00pm.

Specialties in which assessments offered in 2011 were:

**If an assessment is cancelled due to insufficient registration, those candidates who have registered will be given a refund in full for their submitted application.

Find out more about:

• Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2)
• Practice Ready Assessment (PRA)