Differences in perceptions of capability, autonomy, and expectations between residents and surgical team members in executing EPAs in Ethiopian medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are units of professional practice that are defined as tasks or responsibilities that are entrusted to an unsupervised execution by a trainee. In 2021, a framework of 29 EPAs was developed for surgical residency training programs in Ethiopia, with the goal of residents being able to perform independently by the time they graduate. However, studies show that surgical residents lack confidence and are unable to execute EPAs autonomously upon graduation, and concerns have been raised about graduate competencies in EPA execution. The goal of this research is to assess how surgical team members judge/perceive residents' performance in executing these EPAs autonomously at the time of graduation and how residents rate their own capabil

SUBMITTER: Amare EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023974 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature