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CLINICAL RESEARCH C
Updating the Competency Profile and Examination Blueprint
for Entry-Level Optometry in Canada
David Cane, B.Sc., Ph.D Abstract
Catalysis Consulting
The Optometry Examining Board of Canada (formerly Canadian Examiners
Margaret Penny, O.D., M.Ed. in Optometry) is a not-for-profit corporation that administers the entry-to-
Mayfair Eye Care practice examination for optometrists in Canada in service to its members,
Former Board Chair, the 10 provincial optometry regulators.
Optometry Examining
Board of Canada The described work resulted in an updated entry-level competency profile
for optometry, together with an examination blueprint based upon indica-
Anthony Marini, Ph.D tors derived from the competencies. The project took place over the period
Martek Assessments Ltd. May 2014 – September 2015 and involved the following steps:
Tami Hynes, M.B.A. i • Establishment of project teams
Chief Executive Officer,
Optometry Examining • Clarification of conceptual framework
Board of Canada
• Development of proposed competencies
• Validation of competencies
• Development of indicators for each competency, consistent with
the assessment methodologies used in the entry-to-practice
examination
• Construction of an updated examination blueprint
SUGGESTED KEY WORDS
Assessment, competence, competency-based standards, entry-to-
practice (ETP), examination blueprint, objective structured clinical
examination (OSCE), optometrist, registration (licensure) examination
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