Geriatric medicine learning objectives and entrustable professional activities in undergraduate medical curricula: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have become an important component of competency-based medical education. The aim of this study is to evaluate how geriatric medicine learning objectives are addressed by undergraduate medical curricula including EPAs.

Methods

we performed a scoping review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines to identify undergraduate medical curricula that include EPAs. A content analysis was conducted to examine how these curricula address the care of older individuals. In addition, we mapped the curricula to 19 geriatric medicine learning objectives identified from the European curriculum of undergraduate medical education.

Results

we found nine cur

SUBMITTER: von Streng Paats T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9089827 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature