Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for entry into residency at the Charite Berlin.

ABSTRACT: Background: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) have emerged as a new approach to operationalise the workplace performance expectations for the transition from under- to postgraduate medical training. However, the transferability of such EPAs from one context to another appears limited. In this article, we report on the results of our approach to define a full set of core EPAs for entry into residency with the expectation to be performed under distant supervision. Methods: The EPA development involved a modified, three round Delphi study, conducted at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. The supervision level was operationalised as supervisor being distantly available and findings being reviewed. The threshold for consent was reaching a content validity index of a

SUBMITTER: Holzhausen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390089 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature