An analysis of core EPAs reveals a gap between curricular expectations and medical school graduates' self-perceived level of competence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are being implemented worldwide as a means to promote competency-based medical education. In Switzerland, the new EPA-based curriculum for undergraduate medical education will be implemented in 2021. The aim of our study was to analyze the perceived, self-reported competence of graduates in 2019. The data represent a pre-implementation baseline and will provide guidance for curriculum developers.

Methods

Two hundred eighty-one graduates of the Master of Human Medicine program of the University of Zurich who had passed the Federal Licensing Exam in September 2019 were invited to complete an online survey. They were asked to rate their needed level of supervision ("observe only", "direct, proactive supervision", "indirect,

SUBMITTER: Marty A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7885554 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature