Today, an outcome-based education (OBE) model is strongly advocated for the design and delivery of 21st-century health professional curriculum: the professional competencies required for future practice are defined in terms of the intended learning outcomes (i.e. the knowledge, skills, attitudes) formulated from and aligned to the endproduct capability (i.e. the desired attributes of the end-product) identified. Learners need to provide evidence of having acquired the desired professional competencies by passing examinations that use assessment tools (e.g. MEQs, OSCEs) designed for such a purpose.

However, in the clinical setting (i.e. in the work environment), it is recommended that learners need to show evidence that they have acquired desired professional competencies by independently performing a given set of professional tasks, after a period of learning under supervision. Such ‘professional tasks’ performed by the learner independently are referred to as the 'Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)'. Workplace-based assessment tools (e.g. Mini-CEX, DOPS) should be used for assessing EPAs.

Workshop Objectives

This workshop will:

• Discuss the key features of EPAs
• Provide participants with hands-on experience on how to formulate EPAs in their respective disciplines
• Describe how to develop a blueprint for EPAs closely aligned to the professional competencies identified
• Create opportunities for participants to practice blueprinting for the EPAs formulated in different disciplines. 

This course has no pre-assessment questions.