Entrustable Professional Activities implementation in undergraduate allied health therapy programs
Introduction: Singapore Institute of Technology’s undergraduate (UG) occupational therapy (OT) and physiotherapy (PT) programs are one of the first implementors of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in the respective allied health professions training. The aim of the paper is to report the o...
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| description | Introduction: Singapore Institute of Technology’s undergraduate (UG) occupational therapy (OT) and physiotherapy (PT) programs are one of the first implementors of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in the respective allied health professions training. The aim of the paper is to report the outcomes of the first year of EPAs implementation in clinical practice education (CPE) and share next steps refining implementation.
Methods: A quality improvement (QI) study using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle was conducted. UG OT Year 2 and Year 3 students, UG PT Year 3 students and their clinical educators (CEs) who experienced the use of EPAs for the first time were surveyed at the end of the clinical block.
Results: There was generally high agreement (>70% agreed or strongly agreed) among all groups in using EPAs to better understand the learning objectives of CPE and practice expectations as future entry-level practitioners at conditional-registration. More than 70% of OT respondents but less than 50% PT respondents found the EPA assessment forms easy to use. Less than 60% of both program CEs did not include colleagues for EPA assessments. 55% of both OT and PT CEs found the EPA training and resources adequate. Overall, PT respondents showed lower agreement than OT respondents in five survey items.
Conclusion: The first implementation cycle of EPA in the undergraduate OT and PT CPE had mixed acceptability to the EPA assessment tools. Three strategic changes were made for the second implementation cycle., i.e., redesign of EPA-based assessment forms, training focus and ‘just-in-time’ training with streamlined resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc8470ba58214ac3b99258e86e885c592023-11-24T06:16:50ZengNational University of SingaporeThe Asia Pacific Scholar2424-93352424-92702024-01-0191424810.29060/TAPS.2024-9-1/SC2997Entrustable Professional Activities implementation in undergraduate allied health therapy programsRahizan Zainuldin0Heidi Siew Khoon Tan1Health and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, SingaporeHealth and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore; Pre-Professional Education Office, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeIntroduction: Singapore Institute of Technology’s undergraduate (UG) occupational therapy (OT) and physiotherapy (PT) programs are one of the first implementors of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in the respective allied health professions training. The aim of the paper is to report the outcomes of the first year of EPAs implementation in clinical practice education (CPE) and share next steps refining implementation. Methods: A quality improvement (QI) study using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle was conducted. UG OT Year 2 and Year 3 students, UG PT Year 3 students and their clinical educators (CEs) who experienced the use of EPAs for the first time were surveyed at the end of the clinical block. Results: There was generally high agreement (>70% agreed or strongly agreed) among all groups in using EPAs to better understand the learning objectives of CPE and practice expectations as future entry-level practitioners at conditional-registration. More than 70% of OT respondents but less than 50% PT respondents found the EPA assessment forms easy to use. Less than 60% of both program CEs did not include colleagues for EPA assessments. 55% of both OT and PT CEs found the EPA training and resources adequate. Overall, PT respondents showed lower agreement than OT respondents in five survey items. Conclusion: The first implementation cycle of EPA in the undergraduate OT and PT CPE had mixed acceptability to the EPA assessment tools. Three strategic changes were made for the second implementation cycle., i.e., redesign of EPA-based assessment forms, training focus and ‘just-in-time’ training with streamlined resources.https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/taps/entrustable-professional-activities-implementation-in-undergraduate-allied-health-therapy-programs/clinical trainingentrustable professional activitiesoccupational therapyphysiotherapyundergraduateworkplace-based assessment |
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