How does professionally-led regulation work ?
The privilege to self-regulate is given to the medical profession by society on the understanding that we will exercise our authority in the public interest . In actuality , the College is a professionally-led organization working in partnership with the public .
The governing Council consists of at least 32 and no more than 34 members :
• 16 physicians elected by their peers on a geographic basis ;
• three physicians appointed from among the six faculties of medicine in Ontario ;
• no fewer than 13 and no more than 15 non-physician or ‘ public ’ members appointed by the provincial government .
Council meets four times a year – we invite you to attend these meetings that are held at our office at 80 College Street , Toronto . If this isn ’ t possible , make sure to read Council Update , an e-newsletter that we send you directly following the meeting or look for the “ Reports from Council ” article that appears in Dialogue . In this way , you will keep up-to-date on the important issues discussed and the actions taken by Council .
But medicine is no longer one of only a few self-governing health professions as there are more than 20 health regulatory colleges in Ontario .* Each of the health colleges has the responsibility to regulate its members in accordance with provincial legislation .
The role and authority of the College is set out in the Regulated Health Professions Act ( RHPA ), the Health Professions Procedural Code , the Medicine Act , and the regulations made under these Acts . The functions of its committees – registration ; inquiries , complaints and reports ; discipline ; fitness to practise ; quality assurance ; premises inspection and patient relations – are also set out in the legislation .
Above all , the College has a duty to serve and protect the public interest . In fact , just as doctors are obligated to put their patients ’ best interests first , professional self-regulation must operate in the public interest .
Our Council has developed a strategic plan which sets College priorities for the next several years . The priorities articulated in the strategic plan serve as a guide to action and focus our energies toward attaining our vision – Quality Professionals , Healthy System , Public Trust .
Regulated Health Professions
• Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology
• Chiropody
• Chiropractic
• Dental Hygiene
• Dental Technology
• Dentistry
• Denturism
• Dietetics
• Homeopathy
• Kinesiology
• Massage Therapy
• Medical Laboratory Technology
• Medical Radiation Technology
• Medicine
• Midwifery
• Naturopathy
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Opticianry
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Physiotherapy
• Psychology
• Psychotherapy
• Respiratory Therapy
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
Welcome to the College – May 2016 4
How does professionally-led
regulation work?
T
he privilege to self-regulate is given to the medical profession by society on the understanding that we will exercise
our authority in the public interest. In actuality, the College
is a professionally-led organization working in partnership
with the public.
The governing Council consists of at least 32 and no more
than 34 members:
• 16 physicians elected by their peers on a geographic basis;
• three physicians appointed from among the six faculties of
medicine in Ontario;
•n
o fewer than 13 and no more than 15 non-physician or ‘public’
members appointed by the provi ��������ٕɹ���и)
�չ��������́���ȁѥ��́��啅ȃ�L�ݔ���٥є��ԁѼ���ѕ���ѡ�͔����ѥ���)ѡ�Ё�ɔ�������Ё��ȁ��������Ѐ���
�������M�ɕ�а�Q�ɽ�Ѽ��%��ѡ�́�ͻ�eЁ���ͥ����)�������ɔ�Ѽ�ɕ���
�չ����U���є����������ͱ��ѕȁѡ�Ёݔ�͕����ԁ��ɕ�ѱ䁙����ݥ���ѡ�����ѥ����ȁ�������ȁѡ���qI�����́�ɽ��
�չ����t���ѥ����ѡ��)������́��������Ք��%��ѡ�́݅䰁�ԁݥ�����������Ѽ���є����ѡ�������х��)���Օ́��͍��͕������ѡ����ѥ��́х������
�չ����) �Ё����������́��������ȁ����������䁄���܁͕�����ٕɹ��������Ѡ��ɽ���ͥ��́�́ѡ�ɔ��ɔ���ɔ�ѡ����������Ѡ�ɕ�ձ�ѽ�䁍������́���=�хɥ�������)���ѡ������Ѡ��������́��́ѡ��ɕ����ͥ������Ѽ�ɕ�ձ�є���́������́��)����ɑ�����ݥѠ��ɽ٥����������ͱ�ѥ���)Q���ɽ���������ѡ�ɥ�䁽��ѡ��
��������͕́Ё��Ё���ѡ��I��ձ�ѕ��!���Ѡ�Aɽ���ͥ��́�Ѐ�I!A���ѡ��!���Ѡ�Aɽ���ͥ��́Aɽ����Ʌ��
�����ѡ��5���������а)����ѡ��ɕ�ձ�ѥ��́�����չ��ȁѡ�͔���̸�Q����չ�ѥ��́�����́������ѕ�̃�L�ɕ����Ʌѥ��쁥��եɥ�̰����������́����ɕ�����쁑�͍������쁙�ѹ��́Ѽ)�Ʌ�ѥ͔��Յ���䁅���Ʌ�����ɕ��͕́������ѥ���������ѥ��Ёɕ��ѥ��̃�L��ɔ)��ͼ�͕Ё��Ё���ѡ������ͱ�ѥ���)��ٔ������ѡ��
���������́������Ѽ�͕�ٔ������ɽѕ�Ёѡ���Չ������ѕɕ�и�%�)���а����Ё�́���ѽ�́�ɔ�������ѕ��Ѽ���Ёѡ��ȁ��ѥ���ϊd����Ё��ѕɕ��́����а)�ɽ���ͥ�����͕���ɕ�ձ�ѥ������Ё���Ʌє����ѡ���Չ������ѕɕ�и)=�ȁ
�չ������́��ٕ����������Ʌѕ���������ݡ����͕�́
��������ɥ�ɥѥ��)��ȁѡ�����Ё͕ٕɅ��啅�̸�Q����ɥ�ɥѥ�́��ѥ�ձ�ѕ�����ѡ����Ʌѕ��������)͕�ٔ��́���ե���Ѽ���ѥ�����������́��ȁ���ɝ��́ѽ݅ɐ���х���������)٥ͥ����L�EՅ����Aɽ���ͥ����̰�!���ѡ�M��ѕ���AՉ����Q���и()]�������Ѽ�ѡ��
��������L�5������$$$$$()I��ձ�ѕ��!���Ѡ)Aɽ���ͥ���+���Ց�����䁅���M�����1���Յ���A�ѡ�����+���
��ɽ����+���
��ɽ�Ʌ�ѥ�+�����х��!坥���+�����х��Q���������+�����ѥ����+�������ɥʹ+�����ѕѥ��+���!������ѡ�+���-���ͥ�����+���5��ͅ���Q��Ʌ��+���5�������1���Ʌѽ��)Q���������+���5�������I����ѥ���Q���������+���5�������+���5��ݥ����+���9���ɽ��ѡ�+���9��ͥ��+���=�����ѥ�����Q��Ʌ��+���=�ѥ������+���=�ѽ�����+���A��ɵ���+���A��ͥ�ѡ�Ʌ��+���A�卡�����+���A�卡�ѡ�Ʌ��+���I����Ʌѽ��Q��Ʌ��+���QɅ��ѥ�����
����͔�5�������((�((