Use of Entrustable Professional Activities in the Assessment of Surgical Resident Competency.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Competency-based assessments of surgical resident performance require metrics of entrustable autonomy.

Objectives

To designate entrustable professional activities (EPAs) in global performance and in specific operations, and to identify differences in perceived capability, autonomy, and expectations between surgical faculty and residents.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study was conducted from August 9, 2016, through August 24, 2016, in the Department of Surgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. The survey instrument consisted of 5-point Likert scales for assessing perceptions of entrustability for 5 global and 5 operative EPAs. Faculty members were surveyed regarding resident capabilities and expected capabilities by postgraduate y

SUBMITTER: Wagner JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5933400 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature