Medical Teachers’ Entrustable Professional Activities for Clinical Education

Background: A medical teacher has a wide range of roles and responsibilities that vary from a medical teacher to a trainer and finally a clinical specialist. Most medical teachers receive limited training to prepare them to provide effective teaching and clinical supervision.Objectives: The current study aims to develop core entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for medical teachers related to more effective clinical education.Methods: This study was conducted in two phases. The first phase focused on defining an initial set of EPAs. The second phase focused on developing this set via a nominal group technique (NGT) among ۳۰ faculty clinical specialties until a consensus was reached.Results: The total of ۲۹ EPAs in the five dimensions were agreed upon by more than ۷۰% of the participants. Most of the activities were identified in the curriculum planning activities (n=۱۱). Further details on the characteristics identified in each of the five dimensions of the EPAs are provided.Conclusion: By adopting EPAs and a structured competency framework for educators, the quality of teaching and subsequently the learning experiences of trainees can be significantly improved, ultimately benefitting patient care.

کلیدواژه ها:

Entrustable Professional Activities ، Faculty Development ، Nominal Group Technique ، Medical Teachers ، Competencies