Abstract

CATE, Olle ten. A primer on entrustable professional activities. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2017, vol.20, n.3, pp.95-102.  Epub Aug 16, 2021. ISSN 2014-9840.  https://dx.doi.org/10.33588/fem.203.894.

Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have become a popular topic within competency-based medical education programs in many countries and hundreds of publications appeared within only a few years. This paper was written to introduce the ins and outs of EPAs in the Spanish language. After a brief historical overview, the rational of EPAs, as a bridge between a competency framework and daily clinical practice, is explained. Next, entrustment decision-making as a form of assessment is elaborated and framework of levels of supervision is presented. For readers interested to apply the concept in practice a stepwise approach to curriculum development is proposed. The paper concludes with an overview of the state of the art of working with EPAs across disciplines, professions and countries.

Keywords : Clinical practice; Competency; Curriculum; Entrustable professional activities; Medical education.

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