Ready or Not? Program Directors' Preparedness for the General Pediatrics Enstrustable Professional Activity Framework.

OBJECTIVE

The General Pediatrics Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) represent the expected outcomes of residency training in a Competency-Based Medical Education system. As part of the recent EPA revision process, we aimed to understand program directors' (PD's) perspectives on the proposed revised EPAs' inclusion in residency programs' curricula and assessment strategies, and future trainee preparedness to perform the EPAs.

METHODS

A survey was sent to all United States pediatric and medicine-pediatric PDs in 2024.

RESULTS

Response rate was 40% (125/312). Greater than 90% of respondents agreed that content for 10/13 EPAs is included in their residency program's curriculum. Regarding assessment, ≥90% of respondents agreed that they have an approach to assessing readiness for only 2/13 EPAs. However, ≥90% of respondents agreed that within 2-3 years, they will be able to assess each resident's ability to perform 8/13 EPAs by graduation. Ninety percent or greater of respondents agreed that within 2-3 years they will be able to prepare residents to perform 11/13 EPAs by graduation.

CONCLUSIONS

While there is need for support, PDs currently include most EPAs in their curriculum and are confident they will be able to assess trainees' performance of and prepare graduates for most EPAs.