Application and evaluation of entrustable professional activities in the general practice internship of clinical medicine undergraduates
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Application and evaluation of entrustable professional activities in the general practice internship of clinical medicine undergraduates
Chinese Journal of Medical Education ResearchVol. 24, Issue 6, Pages: 736-743(2025)
作者机构:
1.上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院全科医学科,上海 200127
2.上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院上海-渥太华联合医学院,上海 200127
3.上海浦东新区潍坊社区卫生服务中心,上海 200122
4.上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院临床医学院,上海 200127
5.上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院国际交流办公室,上海 200127
6.上海交通大学医学院教务处,上海 200025
作者简介:
Shao Li, Email: drshaoli@shsmu.edu.cn
基金信息:
Construction of Clinical Teaching Evaluation System Based on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) (HJWG〔2020〕No. 55)(沪教委高(2020)55号);Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Post-Graduation Medical Education Training and Management Innovation Project(BYH20210409;BYH20220101;BYH20240108);Shanghai Higher Education Society(2QYB24087)
Meng Chao, Li Yi, Xu Xiafeng, et al. Application and evaluation of entrustable professional activities in the general practice internship of clinical medicine undergraduates[J]. Chinese journal of medical education research, 2025, 24(6): 736-743.
Meng Chao, Li Yi, Xu Xiafeng, et al. Application and evaluation of entrustable professional activities in the general practice internship of clinical medicine undergraduates[J]. Chinese journal of medical education research, 2025, 24(6): 736-743. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20250201-02062.
Application and evaluation of entrustable professional activities in the general practice internship of clinical medicine undergraduates
To evaluate the effectiveness of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) in the general practice internship of undergraduate clinical medicine students
identify issues that need improvement in the internship
and enhance medical students' competence.
Methods
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A total of 75 students in the five-year (English class) clinical medicine program enrolled in 2018 and 2019 who participated in general practice internship in Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from October 2021 to October 2023 were selected as study subjects. The design of core EPAs was adopted to assess the correlation among different EPA dimensions and to analyze the qualified rates.
Results
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The evaluation of EPAs showed that EPA2 (practicing respect
understanding and teamwork) had the highest mean score of 9.33
and EPA10 (chronic disease management and management of key populations) had the lowest mean score of 8.08. A supervision level of 3a and above was used as the criterion for qualification. The supervision levels of the students' EPAs were mostly concentrated at levels 3a and 3b. The highest qualified rate was for EPA2 (practicing respect
understanding and teamwork) at 85.33%
followed by EPA1 (complying with the rules of the profession and demonstrating professionalism) at 80.00% and EPA8 (reviewing information and solving clinical problems) at 72.00%. The lowest qualified rate was for EPA10 (chronic disease management and management of key populations) at 33.33%
followed by EPA4 (analyzing and interpreting test results) at 57.33%.
Conclusions
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EPAs concretize competency evaluation
which can effectively reflect the "competency-oriented" training objectives encompassing multiple elements such as knowledge
skills
values
and attitudes
while maintaining professional specificity. Undergraduates demonstrated strengths in professionalism and academics
but showed deficiencies in community chronic disease management and management of key populations. These findings suggest the need to strengthen the training in health and social care to better align with the competencies required during standardized residency training.
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