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A primer on entrustable professional activities

2018; Korean Society of Medical Education; Volume: 30; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3946/kjme.2018.76

2005-7288

Olle ten Cate,

Empathy and Medical Education

Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have become a popular topic within competency-based medical education programs in many countries and hundreds of publications within only a few years. This paper was written to introduce the ins and outs of EPAs. After a brief historical overview, the rational of EPAs, as a bridge between a competency framework and daily clinical practice, is explained. Next, entrustment decision-making as a form of assessment is elaborated and framework of levels of supervision is presented. For readers interested to apply the concept in practice a stepwise approach to curriculum development is proposed. The paper concludes with an overview of the state of the art of working with EPAs in across disciplines, professions and countries. Keywords: Clinical practice, Competency, Curriculum, Medical education, Entrustable professional activities