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A Pilot Survey Tool to Assess Medical Student Perspective on Entrustable Professional Activities

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An emphasis on competency-based curricula has led to the concept of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), responsibilities that a trainee can perform with minimum to no supervision. Establishment of EPAs in medical education seeks to standardize clinical learning experiences and ensure that graduates can perform at the resident level. To date, no study has addressed the medical student perspective regarding EPA implementation. A pilot case-based survey examined student confidence of proposed EPAs. Clinical year students reported greater confidence (p < .01) for all EPAs, demonstrating progressive confidence during training. Case-based subjective assessment of EPAs could be used to evaluate curricula, identify the learning needs of students and target educational interventions.

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  1. University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA

    Raevti Bole, Catherine Mannon, Raven Piercey & John F. Wilson

  2. College of Medicine Office Building, Room 123, 1100 Veteran’s Drive, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA

    John F. Wilson

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Correspondence to John F. Wilson.

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Raevti Bole and Catherine Mannon have contributed equally to this work

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Bole, R., Mannon, C., Piercey, R. et al. A Pilot Survey Tool to Assess Medical Student Perspective on Entrustable Professional Activities. Med.Sci.Educ. 26, 43–45 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-016-0226-y

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