NAC PRA framework 

Overview

The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) oversees a collaboration with the nine provincial programs to develop and maintain common guidelines, tools, research, and support materials through the National Assessment Collaboration Practice-Ready Assessment (NAC PRA) framework. As each provincial program is independently run, this pan-Canadian collaboration ensures comparable and transparent assessments, with portable results, for all candidates regardless of the assessment jurisdiction.

Some of the important elements offered to programs include:

• Clinical assessment tools and an assessor training program, including online training modules
• Purpose-developed assessments such as the Therapeutic Decision-Making (TDM) Examination and the TDM Examination Blueprint to determine program eligibility 
• Curated, third-party learning resources addressing the practice of health care in Canada, including emerging priorities of equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Ongoing research agenda to support evidence-based policy decision-making
• PRA standards for family medicine practice