The step-up training model for general practice residents based on entrustable professional activities / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

The top-level design and training system of standardized training for residents has been basically completed in China, and now is gradually transiting to connotation construction and quality improvement, with the emphasis on post competency and quality as the core. There are discrepancies in clinical ability among general practice residents of different categories, so the step-up training mode should be adapted for set up and implement of phased training objectives to achieve the overall goal of training qualified general practitioners. The step-up training based on the framework of entrustable professional activities(EPAs)can quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the competency of general practice residents and continuously track it, so that to ensure the competency of residents. This study has developed assessment item pools of EPAs-based step-up training for general practice residents through literature review and focus group discussion, and proposed implementation plans, and explored the application of EPAs in the step-up training of general practice residents.