Table 2.

CanMEDS roles and definitions

Role	Definition
Medical Expert	As Medical Experts, physicians integrate all of the CanMEDS roles, applying medical knowledge, clinical skills, and professional attitudes in their provision of patient centered care. Medical Expert is the central physician role in the CanMEDS framework
Communicator	As Communicators, physicians effectively facilitate the doctor-patient relationship and the dynamic exchanges that occur before, during, and after the medical encounter
Collaborator	As Collaborators, physicians effectively work within a healthcare team to achieve optimal patient care
Manager	As Managers, physicians are integral participants in healthcare organizations, organizing sustainable practices, making decisions about allocating resources, and contributing to the effectiveness of the healthcare system
Health Advocate	As Health Advocates, physicians responsibly use their expertise and influence to advance the health and well-being of individual patients, communities, and populations
Scholar	As Scholars, physicians demonstrate a lifelong commitment to reflective learning, as well as the creation, dissemination, application and translation of medical knowledge
Professional	As Professionals, physicians are committed to the health and well-being of individuals and society through ethical practice, profession-led regulation, and high personal standards of behaviour