The Pediatric Ethics & Professionalism Assessment Tool (Pedi-EPAT): Development and implementation of a novel, competency-based assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and demonstrate validation of a competency-based formative assessment tool, the Pediatric Ethics & Professionalism Assessment Tool (Pedi-EPAT).

Methods

Using a multi-phased study design, a panel of national experts in pediatrics, ethics, and medical education participated in tool development and established content validity using a Delphi approach. To optimize rating accuracy and minimize inter-rater variation, the panel completed frame-of-reference training, consisting of inter-rater comparisons of 3 recorded, simulated scenarios involving parent-actors and pediatric trainees. Outcomes included degree-of-association of raters' ordinal assessments, agreement of ratings between experts and raters, and median ratings per simulated scenario. Kendall's coeff

SUBMITTER: Soffer OD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510233 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature