ArticleJournal of cytology
Fine needle aspiration biopsy: An entrustable professional activity in cytopathology postgraduate training.
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- Entrustable professional activities in medical education: strategies and results - a systematic review.Medical education online · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluating Estrogen Receptor Immunohistochemistry on Cell Blocks From Breast Cancer Patients in a Low-Resource Setting.Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2021Article
- Development of a portfolio framework for implementation of an outcomes-based healthcare professional education curriculum using a modified e-Delphi method.Medical journal, Armed Forces India · 2021Article
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Abstract
contextIn the context of competency-based medical education being advocated worldwide, fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is considered as an entrustable professional activity (EPA). There is no information regarding how much time and training are required to achieve a "competent level" for performing and documenting FNAB in the Indian context.
aimTo determine the time taken by an average postgraduate pathology trainee to become competent in performing FNAB with respect to history taking, clinical examination, and fine needle aspirate adequacy. SETTINGS AND
designA descriptive, retrospective, chart-based audit was conducted in the Department of Pathology. MATERIALS AND
methodsFNAB chart records documented during 3 years of postgraduate training by a cohort of 13 postgraduate (PG) resident trainees admitted in 2010 were included in the study. Adequacy rates and criteria for adequacy were defined for the purpose of the study. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Data was entered in MS Excel and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20.0. The adequacy rates are presented as percentages and time taken to achieve adequacy rates as median values.
resultsA total of 3272 charts were audited. Median time taken to achieve 85% adequacy rate for history taking, for clinical examination by the first and the second criteria, and for FNAB were 1 month, 1 month and 3.5 months, and 1 month, respectively.
conclusionsAlthough the mean time taken to achieve 85% adequacy rates for FNAB was 1 month, there was wide variation in the time durations between the residents to achieve this level.
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