An Innovative Undergraduate Medical Curriculum Using Entrustable Professional Activities.

ABSTRACT: The need to educate medical professionals in changing medical organizations has led to a revision of the Radboudumc's undergraduate medical curriculum. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) were used as a learning tool to support participation and encourage feedback-seeking behavior, in order to offer students the best opportunities for growth. This paper describes the development of the Radboudumc's EPA-based Master's curriculum and how EPAs can facilitate continuity in learning in the clerkships. Four guiding principles were used to create a curriculum that offers possibilities for the students' development: (1) working with EPAs, (2) establishing entrustment, (3) providing continuity in learning, and (4) organizing smooth transitions. The new curriculum was designed with the implem

SUBMITTER: Bremer AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10134152 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature