Only as Strong as the Weakest Link: Resident Perspectives on Entrustable Professional Activities and Their Impact on Learning.

ABSTRACT: Background Core to competency-based medical education (CBME) is the use of frequent low-stakes workplace-based assessments. In the Canadian context, these observations of performance are framed around entrustable professional activities (EPAs). Objective We aimed to explore residents' real-world perspectives of EPAs and their perceived impact on learning, because assessments perceived to be "inauthentic," or not truly reflective of their lived experiences, may interfere with learning. Methods Using constructivist grounded theory, we conducted 18 semistructured interviews in 2021 with residents from all programs that had implemented CBME at one tertiary care academic center in Canada. Participants were recruited via email through respective program administrators. Data

SUBMITTER: Ahn E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10686661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature