Thank you.
The Royal College represents an educational certifying college for approximately half the medical profession in Canada. The other half is represented by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, who are primarily in primary care.
We're in the same situation as our colleagues in dentistry. Most of our members are self-employed, autonomous physicians who have privileges to practise in medical institutions, so they don't have employers, nor is there any organization that sets out a program of orientation or mentoring.
Some of the provincial colleges that are the regulators of medicine have a buddy system as part of their enforced clinical observation period, which provides that orientation, mentorship, and supervision that are very necessary components.