Entrustable Professional Activities - Related Publications

Literature About EPAs

ABS and ABS EPA Pilot-Related Articles

• Padilla EP, Stahl CC, Jung SA, et al. Gender Differences in Entrustable Professional Activity Evaluations of General Surgery Residents. Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):222-229. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000004905.
• Sarosi GA Jr, Klingensmith M. Entrustable Professional Activities, A Tool for Addressing Sex Bias and the Imposter Syndrome? Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):230-231. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000005189.
• Kearse LE, Schmiederer IS, Anderson TN, Dent DL, Payne DH, Korndorffer JR Jr. American Board of Surgery Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs): Assessing Graduating Residents' Perception of Preoperative Entrustment. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec;78(6):e183-e188. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.09.004.
• Lindeman B, Brasel K, Minter RM, Buyske J, Grambau M, Sarosi G. A Phased Approach: The General Surgery Experience Adopting Entrustable Professional Activities in the United States. Acad Med. 2021 Jul 1;;96(7S):S9-S13. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004107.
• Albright JB, Meier AH, Ruangvoravat L, VanderMeer TJ. Association Between Entrustable Professional Activities and Milestones Evaluations: Real-time Assessments Correlate With Semiannual Reviews. J Surg Educ. Nov-Dec 2020;77(6):e220-e228. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.07.027.
• Stahl CC, Collins E, Jung SA, et al. Implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities into a General Surgery Residency. J Surg Educ. Jul-Aug 2020;77(4):739-748. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.01.012.
• Lindeman B, Sarosi GA. Competency-based resident education: The United States perspective. Surgery. 2020 May;167(5):777-781. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.059.
• Brasel KJ, et. al. Entrustable Professional Activities in General Surgery: Development and Implementation. J Surg Educ. Sep-Oct 2019;76(5):1174-1186. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.04.003.

Selected External Articles

• Ten Cate O, Taylor DR. The recommended description of an entrustable professional activity: AMEE Guide No. 140. Med Teach. 2021 Oct;43(10):1106-1114. doi:10.1080/0142159X.2020.1838465.
• Amiel JM, Andriole DA, Biskobing DM, et al. Revisiting the Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency. Acad Med. 2021 Jul 1;96(7S):S14-S21. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000004088.
• Harris KA, Nousiainen MT, Reznick R. Competency-based resident education-The Canadian perspective. Surgery 2020 Apr;167(4):681-684.
• Govaerts MJB, van der Vleuten CPM, Holmboe ES. Managing tensions in assessment: moving beyond either-or thinking. Med Educ. 2019 Jan;53(1):64-75. doi:10.1111/medu.13656.
• Wagner JP, Lewis CE, Tillou A, et al. Use of Entrustable Professional Activities in the Assessment of Surgical Resident Competency. JAMA Surg. 2018 Apr 1;153(4):335-343. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.4547.
• Hoffmann H, Oertli D, Mechera R, et al. Comparison of Canadian and Swiss Surgical Training Curricula: Moving on Toward Competency-Based Surgical Education. J Surg Educ. Jan-Feb 2017;74(1):37-46. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.07.013.
• Ten Cate TJ, Kusurkar RA, Williams GC. How self-determination theory can assist our understanding of the teaching and learning processes in medical education. Med Teach. 2011;33(12):961-973.
• ten Cate O. Entrustability of professional activities and competency-based training. Med Educ. 2005 Dec;39(12):1176-1177. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02341.x.
• McGaghie WC, Miller GE, Sajid AW, Telder TV. Competency-based curriculum development on medical education: an introduction (PDF). Public Health Pap. 1978;(68):11-91.