Physician Practice Enhancement Program (PPEP)
The PPEP is a collegial program that provides feedback on registrants’ clinical practice and guidance on opportunities to improve.
To ensure safe, competent, and ethical care for patients, all BC registrants who provide community-based care in private offices or multi-registrant clinics, or who work as locums, will participate in assessments of the PPEP at some point in their career.
Why participation is required
In BC, an assessment of a registrant's professional performance is mandated under the authority of the Health Professions Act, and section 9-1 of the Bylaws made under the Act.
Community-based physicians and podiatric surgeons may be required to participate in an assessment or multiple assessments.
Guided by a committee
The PPEP is guided by a panel of the Quality Assurance Committee, which is a statutory committee that reports to the Board.
The Quality Assurance Committee performs the following functions as set out in section 1-19 of the Bylaws under the Act:
- Reviews and promotes high standards of practice
- Assesses professional performance
- Recommends mandatory continuing education to the Board
Aligns with the College's strategic pillars
The PPEP aligns with the College’s strategic plan and prioritizes strategic pillars:
- continuous quality improvement
- cultural safety and humility
- engagement and regulatory innovation