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Entrustable Professional Activities for Pathology: Recommendations From the College of American Pathologists Graduate Medical Education Committee.

Authors :
McCloskey CB
Domen RE
Conran RM
Hoffman RD
Post MD
Brissette MD
Gratzinger DA
Raciti PM
Cohen DA
Roberts CA
Rojiani AM
Kong CS
Peterson JEG
Johnson K
Plath S
Powell SZ
Source :
Academic pathology [Acad Pathol] 2017 Jun 27; Vol. 4, pp. 2374289517714283. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 27 (Print Publication: 2017).
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Competency-based medical education has evolved over the past decades to include the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Accreditation System of resident evaluation based on the Milestones project. Entrustable professional activities represent another means to determine learner proficiency and evaluate educational outcomes in the workplace and training environment. The objective of this project was to develop entrustable professional activities for pathology graduate medical education encompassing primary anatomic and clinical pathology residency training. The Graduate Medical Education Committee of the College of American Pathologists met over the course of 2 years to identify and define entrustable professional activities for pathology graduate medical education. Nineteen entrustable professional activities were developed, including 7 for anatomic pathology, 4 for clinical pathology, and 8 that apply to both disciplines with 5 of these concerning laboratory management. The content defined for each entrustable professional activity includes the entrustable professional activity title, a description of the knowledge and skills required for competent performance, mapping to relevant Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Milestone subcompetencies, and general assessment methods. Many critical activities that define the practice of pathology fit well within the entrustable professional activity model. The entrustable professional activities outlined by the Graduate Medical Education Committee are meant to provide an initial framework for the development of entrustable professional activity-related assessment and curricular tools for pathology residency training.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2374-2895
Volume :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Academic pathology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28725792
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289517714283