<P> Unlike the United States and United Kingdom, in Canada there are no national guidelines for residents' call schedules or work hours . However, each province in which residency training takes place negotiates such details as part of a collective agreement between the authority and the provincial professional association of residents . An example of this is the Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario . </P> <P> Both Canadian specialty colleges participate in mandatory continuing medical education (CME) schemes . Examples of CME activities include attendance at conferences, participating in practice - based small group learning, and taking courses such as advanced cardiac life support . </P> <P> The CFPC program for family physicians is called MAINPRO, short for' Maintenance of Proficiency .' A certain number of credits must be obtained over 5 year cycles . There are different classes of credits depending on whether the CME activity is considered accredited (e.g., attending accredited workshops or conferences) or non-accredited (e.g., teaching medical students, preparing research papers for publication, reading scholarly journals). </P> <P> The Office of Professional Affairs of the RCPSC is responsible for a mandatory maintenance of certification (MOC) program as part of its strategy of continuous professional development linked to each Fellow's professional practice . The framework of CPD options includes a broad spectrum of learning activities linked to a credit system . All Fellows submit their completed learning activities through MAINPORT, the RCPSC learning portfolio . Fellows of the RCPSC must submit a minimum number of credits per year (40 credits) and over a 5 - year cycle (400 credits) to maintain their membership with the Royal College and their right to use the designation FRCPC or FRCSC . That instead gives way to more time . </P>

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