Volume 11 | No. 1 | Jan / Feb 2023 query_builder 1 minute

Seeking applicants for peer assessor contract

Physician Practice Enhancement Program update

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The Physician Practice Enhancement Program (PPEP) is inviting applications from family physicians with broad clinical experience for four part-time peer assessor contracts (up to 20 hours per week with the potential of additional hours).

Under the direction of the deputy registrar and the program director, the peer assessor carries out the mandate of the PPEP: to assess community-based family practice physicians and promote quality improvement in medical practice in compliance with ºÚÁÏÉç policies and procedures, and in accordance with the Bylaws under the Health Professions Act, RSBC 1996, c.183.

The assessors will conduct a combination of remote and on-site peer assessments throughout the province, provide feedback on program development and quality improvement, and help guide future program direction. 

Assessors must have exceptional interpersonal communication skills, be able to work in a collaborative team environment, have a current understanding of best practices, and up-to-date knowledge on clinical care guidelines, and have familiarity working in a multi-physician clinic setting. Registrants selected for this position will require a successful assessment. 

Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, with a resume, to the director, PPEP:

All correspondence will be held in strict confidence.