Table 4 Scoring “Entrustable professional activities” (EPAs) by physicians (5-point scale; mean score over two assessors)
From: Vertically integrated medical education and the readiness for practice of graduates
EPA | Dutch (VI curriculum); N = 30 | German (non-VI curriculum); N = 29 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | |
1. Emergency assistance with acute cardiac failure | 2.33 | 0.53 | 2.36 | 0.57 |
2. Handling a patient complaint | 2.70 | 0.92 | 2.86 | 0.63 |
3. Pre-operative information and consent | 3.42 | 0.54 | 3.43 | 0.59 |
4. Breaking bad newsa | 2.62 | 0.70 | 3.10 | 0.54 |
5. Clinical reasoning under time pressure | 2.38 | 0.57 | 2.38 | 0.56 |
6. Solving a management problemb | 3.70 | 0.53 | 3.19 | 0.75 |
7. Suspicion of self-induced disease | 2.93 | 0.57 | 2.91 | 0.44 |
8. Handling of a seriously ill patient | 2.40 | 0.58 | 2.21 | 0.68 |
9. Interaction with a consultant | 3.23 | 0.60 | 3.28 | 0.64 |