Evaluation of a provincial physician engagement initiative using established healthcare quality optimization frameworks

Across Canada, many efforts have been put towards increasing physician engagement to bridge communication and collaboration between physicians and administrative leadership. One measure was the Facility Engagement Initiative (FEI) created in 2016 by Doctors of BC and the BC Ministry of Health, which has provided funding to over 70 provincial engagement groups. While many projects have been supported, there is no systematic approach or established tool to describe and evaluate these initiatives. This study presents a method of characterizing and evaluating physician engagement initiatives using projects funded by FEI through one medical society, the BC Cancer Medical Staff Engagement Society (MSES).