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Entrustable Professional Activities: A Faculty Development Workshop for Adding EPAs Into Your Medical Trainee's
Lonika Sood1,2, Amanda R Emke3,4, Jean-Marie Castillo5
1Academic Hospitalist, Department of Medicine, Aurora BayCare Medical Center.
Mededportal : the Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
|February 26, 2019
Summary
Faculty development workshops effectively train educators on using entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for medical trainee assessment. This approach enhances confidence in evaluating readiness for independent clinical practice.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Professional Assessment
Background:
- Medical education assessment has evolved over 3 decades, with competency-based models and entrustable professional activities (EPAs) emerging.
- Entrustable professional activities (EPAs), introduced in 2005, offer a robust framework for curriculum development and workplace-based assessments.
- Despite EPAs' utility, specialty-specific tool development and implementation have lagged.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the gap in EPA development and assessment tool creation.
- To provide faculty with training on developing and utilizing EPAs for medical trainee assessment.
Main Methods:
- A 90-minute faculty development workshop was designed.
- The workshop focused on introducing faculty to EPAs and their assessment.
- Hands-on practice in developing and using EPAs was incorporated.
Main Results:
- Previous workshop iterations received positive participant feedback.
- Participants reported favorable levels of detail and content understanding.
- Attendees expressed intent to implement EPAs at their institutions.
Conclusions:
- Implementing EPAs into trainee assessment portfolios enhances confidence in readiness for independent practice.
- Faculty development workshops are effective in promoting EPA adoption and utilization.