In medical contexts around the world, supervising physicians continuously decide what degree of supervision to apply as trainees carry out professional activities. Although implications for patients can be far-reaching, little is known about how these entrustment decisions are formed. The concept 'Entrustable Professional Activities' has initiated interest and valuable research on factors that may influence decision process.The aim current article link models developed in fields occupational...

Migration of physicians has become a global phenomenon with significant implications for the healthcare delivery systems worldwide. The motivations and factors driving physician's migration are complex continuously evolving. Purpose this study is to explore forces in group Egyptian final-years medical students preparing migrate Germany. A qualitative was conducted based on social constructivism epistemology. In five focus discussions, there participated total 12 residents 6 final-year from 7...

Aim: Undergraduate medical education is currently in a fundamental transition towards competency-based programs around the globe. A major curriculum reform implies dual challenge: change of and delivering organization. Both are closely interwoven. In this article, we provide practical insights into our approach managing such large undergraduate program at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.Methods: Members project management team summarized key features process with reference to...

Sufficient preparedness is important for transitions to workplace participation and learning in clinical settings. This study aims analyse medical students' early clerkships using a three-dimensional, socio-cognitive, theory-based model of anchored specific professional activities their supervision level.Medical students from competency-based undergraduate curriculum were surveyed about 21 level perceived during via an online questionnaire. Preparedness was operationalized by the three...

Background: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) have emerged as a new approach to operationalise the workplace performance expectations for transition from under- postgraduate medical training. However, transferability of such EPAs one context another appears limited. In this article, we report on results our define full set core entry into residency with expectation be performed under distant supervision. Methods: The EPA development involved modified, three round Delphi study,...

While literature on the theoretical value of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for assessment is rapidly expanding, little experience exists its application. The aims this study are to develop and explore utility an EPA-based tool capturing workplace performance final-year medical students based a full set end-of-training EPAs.The was developed in systematic iterative process. Twelve 12 end-of-undergraduate training EPAs were nested into 72 smaller cross-mapped onto 6-point...

Institutions considering to employ core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for entry into postgraduate training as outcomes their undergraduate medical programs can partly build on published examples, but also have undergo own content validation process take specific context consideration. This involves several challenges and is not well-described in the literature. Here, we report detail a systematic, literature-based approach recently utilised at our institution define EPAs...

Introduction: Student participation has shown positive effects on the curriculum development process for a single health profession. This qualitative study explores faculty members' and students' perceptions experiences regarding student in interprofessional course development.Methods: Interprofessional courses were developed implemented by teams of members students. Two focus group discussions carried out: one with students.Results: Students contributed to both results complementary manner....

The concept of EPAs is increasingly applied to assess trainees' workplace performance by means entrustment ratings. OSCEs in a simulated setting, and it unclear whether ratings can be integrated into these exams. This study explores the introduction an rating scale existing OSCE.A 6-point was added standard OSCE administered prior students' final clerkship year undergraduate medical programme. Standard clinical communication skills. Assessors (n = 54) rated 227) on diverse set tasks...

Objectives: Interprofessional education is becoming increasingly important for collaboration in patient care. In the national context, there are few empirical studies on assessment of medical students as stakeholders their education. Method: Students (N=2,974) participated a semester-wide online evaluation modular curriculum medicine at Charite Berlin. Socio-demographic data (including gender, completion prior education/studies), assessments relevance and extent interprofessional preferences...

The Berlin project "Interprofessional teaching and learning in medicine, occupational therapy, physiotherapy nursing" (INTER-M-E-P-P) pursues the goal of developing testing interprofessional courses an exemplary manner, then implement these into their regular study programs.Under direction a steering committee participating institutions, professions status groups, were designed, carried out evaluated. Specific to this are participation students committee, accompanying external supervision....

Abstract Background Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) have been defined to specify the performance expectations for entering residents worldwide. The content of these EPAs was elaborated and validated primarily via medical expert consent approaches. present study aims collect empirical information on actual task supervision level as a complementary methodological approach enhance validity set institutional EPAs. Methods In summers 2017 2018, Charité graduates ( n = 720)...

Aim: The introduction of a reform clause into the German licensing laws for medical doctors has enabled faculties to pilot alternative designs degree programmes. aim this project report is outline curricular features modular curriculum medicine (MCM) at Charité and assess results its implementation based on student evaluation across semesters. Project outline: MCM was planned implemented in competency- outcome-based manner from 2010-2016 faculty-wide process. characterised by structure,...

Objective: A comprehensive, integrated support programme for new international students of medicine has been developed, implemented and evaluated at the Charité. The objectives were improved social integration, orientation on study program Charité campus, as well qualification in medical specialist language. Project outline: "Charité Orientation Module International Students" (ChOIS) was designed by a working group with variety expertise field students. three stages: Recruitment (specific...

Planning committees play a key role in blueprinting major curriculum reform. In this qualitative study, we apply Bourdieu's sociological concept of field to the perceptions committee members identify social mechanisms operating reform.A planning with 18 developed blueprint for reform at Charité Berlin its transition from discipline-based programme fully integrated undergraduate medical programme. Interviews 13 about their experiences were subjected inductive-deductive content analysis.Viewed...