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C15: Entrustable Professional Activities: A Disruptive Innovation in Surgical Training and Certification

Thursday, June 20, 2024
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Location: West Building, Level 1, W183c

Summary: The education of surgical residents and fellows is a complex, dynamic process and the pace of change has rapidly accelerated in recent years. Vascular surgeons across all practice models and settings are engaged in training the future workforce and must be aware of innovations, particularly new approaches to competency assessment and certification. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are the most disruptive innovation in assessment in more than a decade, and will dramatically alter the way we train the vascular surgeons of the future. Furthermore, EPAs are much more than an assessment system. They define the foundation of the vascular surgery specialty and the training benchmarks for performance to ensure graduates are prepared to provide safe, cost-effective, high quality patient care in the unsupervised setting. Implementation of the EPA system will have far-reaching impacts, including the downstream transition from training to unsupervised practice for both the academic and community settings. The American Board of Surgery has already implemented EPAs in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery is poised to be the next surgical discipline to embrace this innovative model, moving toward competency-based, rather than merely time-based training. As the VSB and APDVS are committed to implementing EPAs in academic year 2024-25, there is an urgent need to train vascular surgeons on their purpose and use to ensure valid assessment of trainee competence.

Objectives:

  • Introduce the vascular surgery community to the EPA concept and purpose, including the projected impact on training and the future workforce.
  • Provide detailed background on the development of the Vascular Surgery EPAs, including how they were identified and defined.
  • Provide updates on the current state of Vascular Surgery EPA implementation.
  • Share learnings and best practices from the General Surgery experience with year 1 of EPA implementation.

    • Presentations:

    • 3:30 PM – 3:35 PM CT
      Opening Remarks

      Speaker: Dawn M. Coleman, MD – Duke University

    • 3:35 PM – 3:45 PM CT
      What, Why, and Current State of EPAs

      Speaker: Brigitte K. Smith, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Utah Health

    • 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM CT
      The Practical Matter of Assessing a Trainee

      Speaker: Kristyn Mannoia, MD (she/her/hers)

    • 3:55 PM – 4:05 PM CT
      General Surgery Experience with Year 1

      Speaker: Britney Corey, MD (she/her/hers)

    • 4:05 PM – 4:15 PM CT
      Canadian Experience: Lessons Learned

      Speaker: Elisa F. Greco, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto

    • 4:15 PM – 4:22 PM CT
      How Will EPAs Impact Vascular Surgery Training? – APDVS Perspective

      Speaker: Jason T. Lee, MD – Stanford Health Care

    • 4:22 PM – 4:30 PM CT
      How Will EPAs Impact Vascular Surgery Certification? – VSB Perspective

      Speaker: Kellie R. Brown, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin

    • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
      Panel Discussion