Annual Report 2013 | Page 13

As of the fall of 2013, the Pathways Project became another driver of assessment. This initiative, which extends to 2016, is an evaluation of physicians licensed through College registration policies and pathways to determine what, if any, differences exist in the performance of physicians who achieve Ontario registration through alternative routes to registration and those who are registered through traditional routes to registration. The QAC is also responsible for assessments of physicians changing their scope of practice, re-entering practice, and for more comprehensive re-assessments. Out-of-Hospital Premises Inspection Program College inspections ensure that out-of-hospital premises are properly equipped and staffed in the interest of patient safety. The Ontario government granted the College the authority to creat