ArticleBMC medical education2020
The development of a framework of entrustable professional activities for the intern year in Ireland.
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- Entrustable professional activities in medical education: strategies and results - a systematic review.Medical education online · 2026Pooled it
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- Descriptive analysis of interns' basic psychological needs, burnout and empathy in the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Developing competency-based medical education for dental education in Taiwan: A pilot study of tooth extraction entrustable professional activities.Journal of dental sciences · 2024Article
- International Delphi study on developing entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for master's learners in health professions education.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Development and validation of core entrustable professional activities for abdominal radiology.Insights into imaging · 2023Article
- A Review of Entrustable Professional Activities in Pharmacy Education.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2023Review
- Developing entrustable professional activities for family medicine training in South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2023Article
- Developing a CPD model for Eswatini-a participatory action research study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- The Role of Entrustable Professional Activities in Competency-based Medical Education for Anesthesiology Residents: A Pilot Phase.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2022Article
- Longitudinal survey of self-reported level of entrustment across the first year of clinical practice.HRB open research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundEntrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are units of professional practice that capture essential competencies in which trainees must become proficient before undertaking them independently. EPAs provide supervisors with a solid justification for delegating an activity to trainees. This study aimed to develop and ensure face validity of a set of EPAs for junior doctors in the first year of clinical practice in the Republic of Ireland.
methodsAn iterative eight stage consensus building process was used to develop the set of EPAs. This process was based on international best practice recommendations for EPA development. A series of surveys and workshops with stakeholders was used to develop a framework of EPAs and associated competencies. An external stakeholder consultation survey was then conducted by the Irish Medical Council. The framework of EPAs was then benchmarked against the 13 core EPAs developed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
resultsA framework of seven EPAs, and associated competencies resulted from this study. These EPAs address all core activities that junior doctors should be readily entrusted with at the end of the intern year, which is the first year of clinical practice in the Republic of Ireland. Each EPA contains a series of defined competencies. The final EPAs were found to be comparable to the AAMC core EPAs for entering residency.
conclusionsA framework of EPAs for interns in Ireland that are appropriate for the intern year has been developed by key stakeholders. The implementation of the EPAs in practice is the next step, and is likely to result in an improved intern training process and increased patient safety.
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