Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) as a Measure for General Surgery Resident Evaluation

Authors

  • Sharjeel Mahmood Shalamar Hospital Lahore.
  • Muhammad Tauseef Asghar
  • Asghar Naqi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48111/2022.02.01

Keywords:

EPA, ABS, Surgery Residents, surgery trainees

Abstract

Surgical training is going through a continuous process of evolution and instead of relying on subjective methods of evaluation and cognitive assessments, we are gradually shifting toward competency-based modes of assessment. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are rapidly complementing and replacing other means of assessment in order to declare a surgeon competent. American Board of Surgery and Intercollegiate Board in the UK have laid down a path for such a process and would likely become the main tool for surgical skill assessment in the future. College of Physicians and Surgeons is in process and can definitely follow the principles and plans to augment their surgical resident assessment for enhancing the quality of assessment.

References

American Board of Surgery. Accessed July 5, 2022. https://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?news_epas022

Entrustable Professional Activities | American Board of Surgery. Accessed July 5, 2022. https://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?epahome

Stucke RS, Sorensen M, Rosser A, Sullivan S. The surgical consult entrustable professional activity (EPA): Defining competence as a basis for evaluation. Am J Surg. 2020;219(2):253-257. doi:10.1016/J.AMJSURG.2018.12.056

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Published

2022-06-30

How to Cite

Mahmood, S., Asghar, M. T., & Naqi, A. (2022). Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) as a Measure for General Surgery Resident Evaluation. Archives of Surgical Research, 3(2), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.48111/2022.02.01

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