Maintenance of Clinical Readiness Program

Health care is a dynamic field with new advances changing best practices on a daily basis. All military practitioners have an obligation to the maintenance of clinical skills (MCS) and continuing professional education (CPE) to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Health care provision in the military environment is unique in many respects, demanding our personnel to be expert clinicians, leaders, and often administrators.

The MCRP is a mandatory Canadian Forces Health Services (CF H Svcs) program mandated by the Surgeon General directive 1 September 2012. Designed in collaboration with all CF H Svcs advisors clinical occupation, its mandate is to ensure that CAF clinical practitioners maintain the knowledge and skills acquired during formal occupation training so that they are ready to perform clinically within their occupational Scopes of Practice both in garrison and during deployed operations. For certain occupations, it will enhance pre-existing skill sets to ensure excellence in the care of our injured. The content on this site is intended for DND/CAF personnel. Therefore full website content can be accessed by Intranet.

MCRP National Office email: MCRP-PMPC@forces.gc.ca