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EPA 9—Collaborate as a Member of an Interprofessional Team: a Short Communication from the AAMC Core EPAs for Entering Residency Pilot Schools

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Members of the Association of American Medical Colleges Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Entering Residency Pilot worked to conceptualize how graduates might be entrusted for EPA 9: Collaborate as a member of an interprofessional team. Through an iterative group process informed by the literature and application to local curriculum and clinical experiences, we drafted a developmental framework and curriculum mapping tool. Ultimately, entrustment requires assessment in clinical settings. Nonetheless, teamwork and communication skills that are relevant to future entrustment can be taught and assessed in pre-clinical contexts such as small groups to ensure students are on an entrustment trajectory.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the Association of American Medical Colleges, Robert Englander, Carol Aschenbrener, Maryellen Gusic, Jan Bull and all of the members of the Core EPAs for Entering Residency Pilot for their support, inspiration and contributions to this article. Judith Bowen contributed significantly to the conception and development of these instruments.

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  1. Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    David R. Brown

  2. New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Colleen C. Gillespie

  3. Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA

    Jamie B. Warren

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AAMC Core EPAs for Entering Residency Pilot EPA 9 Institutional Teams:

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine: Jefry Biehler, MD; David Brown, MD; George Dambach, PhD; Karin Esposito, MD, PhD; David Graham, MD; Tyler Kalbac; Carla Lupi, MD; Jared Maas; Jorge Camilo Mora, MD; Vivian Obeso, MD

New York University School of Medicine: Patrick Cocks, MD; Colleen Gillespie, PhD; Mel Rosenfeld, PhD; Linda Tewksbury, MD; Sandy Yingling, PhD

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine: Judith Bowen, MD; Jamie Warren, MD, Tracy Bumsted, MD, MPH; Sophia Davis; Matthew Dietz, MD; Deepthika Ennamuri; Michele Favreau, PhD; Joseph Gilhooly, MD; George Mejicano, MD, MS; Anna Nelson, MD, PhD; Carrie Phillipi, MD, PhD; Kayce Spear; and Lalena Yarris, MD

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Brown, D.R., Gillespie, C.C., Warren, J.B. et al. EPA 9—Collaborate as a Member of an Interprofessional Team: a Short Communication from the AAMC Core EPAs for Entering Residency Pilot Schools. Med.Sci.Educ. 26, 457–461 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-016-0273-4

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