Office of Professional Development
St. John's, NL
Company Overview
Since 1966, the Office of Professional Development (OPD), Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University has been a recognized leader in the management, design, development, evaluation and delivery of accredited CME to serve the information needs of health professionals working in rural/remote areas. The OPD latest Project is the development of MDcme. ca. This Web portal is the product of The Electronic Rural Medicine Strategy (TERMS) implemented in early 2001. Its purpose is to research, design, develop, deliver and evaluate online continuing medical education (CME) programs along with relevant training tools and resources to address the professional development needs of rural and remote physicians across Canada. The project has received close to $2 million (CAD) in public and private funding since its launch in January 2002 for growth and sustainability. Partners in the project include thirteen Canadian medical schools, Health Canada, Canadian Federation of Municipalities, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health, Pfizer Canada, Merck Frosst, Bluedrop Performance Learning, and many others.
Company Information
Physical Address
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Health Sciences Centre - 300 Prince Philip Dr.
St. John's, NL A1B 3V6
CA
Mailing Address
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Health Sciences Centre - 300 Prince Philip Dr.
St. John's, NL A1B 3V6
CA
Additional Details
Legal Name: Office of Professional Development
Number of Employees: 12
CA
The R & D process includes a needs assessment and evaluation, content development, instructional design, IT design and development, post evaluation. A more formal process review can be supplied upon request.
Canadian physicians and other health care professionals.
Contacts
Fran Kirby
Title: General Manager
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
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NAICS Categories
Additional Information
611310, 518112
AF00-Education, G001-Health Care, G009-Other Health Services