Skip to main content

Table 1 Evaluation index of entrustable professional activities of psychiatric residents at stages

From: Establishing entrustable professional activities for psychiatry residents in China

Cultivation stage

Rotation department

Duration

(month)

EPA index

Relevant competenciesa[22]

General stage

Neurology

4

Identification and treatment of common neurological diseases

PC2, PC4, KP1, KP2, KP3, KP4, ICS1, IC2, IC7, P1, P3, P5, PBLI1, PPD8

 

Emergency

3

Identification and treatment of common emergency diseases

PC2, PC4, KP1, KP2, KP3, KP4, ICS1, IC2, IC7, P1, P3, P5, PBLI1, PPD8

 

Cardiovascular

2

Identification and treatment of common cardiac diseases

PC2, PC4, KP1, KP2, KP3, KP4, ICS1, IC2, IC7, P1, P3, P5, PBLI1, PPD8

Specialized stage

Psychiatric intensive care unit

12

Clinical psychiatric communication

PC5, PC11, ICS1, ICS2, ICS3, ICS4, ICS6, ICS7, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, PPD7

   

Writing medical psychiatric documents and case reports

PC4, PC6, ICS1, ICS2, ICS5, P4, SBP1

   

Diagnosis and treatment of severe adult mental disorders

PC2, PC4, KP1, KP2, KP3, KP4, ICS1, IC2, IC7, P1, P3, P5, PBLI1, PPD8

   

Identification and treatment of critical psychiatric illnesses

KP1, KP2, KP3, KP4, KP5, PPD2, PPD4, PPD8, SBP3, IPC3

   

Selection and clinical use of psychotherapy

PC5, PC6, PC11, KP3, KP4, KP5, KP6

 

Psychiatric light illness ward, clinical psychology department, or open ward

6

Diagnosis and treatment of mild adult mental disorders

PC2, PC4, KP1, KP2, KP3, KP4, ICS1, IC2, IC7, P1, P3, P5, PBLI1, PPD8

  

Quantitative psychological assessment and judgment

PC1, PC2, PC4

   

Using psychotherapy methods

PC5, PC10, KP5, P1, P3, P5, P6, SBP1

 

Rehabilitation or geriatric psychiatry department or child and adolescent psychiatric ward

3

Diagnosis and treatment of senile mental disorders

PC2, PC4, KP1, KP2, KP3, KP4, ICS1, IC2, IC7, P1, P3, P5, PBLI1, PPD8

  

Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders of children and adolescents

PC2, PC4, KP1, KP2, KP3, KP4, ICS1, IC2, IC7, P1, P3, P5, PBLI1, PPD8

   

Psychiatric rehabilitation guidance and health education

PC7, PC9, ICS1, ICS2, ICS3, ICS4, P4, SBP4, IPC2, KP4, PPD7

 

Outpatient and emergency psychiatry

3

Evaluation, admission, and treatment of psychiatric outpatients

PC3, PC5, PC6, PC7, PC8, KP4, PBLI1, ICS6, P6, IPC1, IPC2, PPD7

Mobile stage

MECT treatment room or other rotation departments

3

MECT treatment

PC1, PC7, ICS5, ICS6, P6, SBP3, PPD7

   

Guiding beginners

PBLI1, PBLI2, PBLI3, PBLI5, PBLI8

aBased on the research group’s consensus; the listed competencies’ abbreviations follow the general physician competency reference list.

  1. EPA, Entrustable professional activity; MECT, Modified electroconvulsive therapy