置信职业行为已经成为连接医学教育中“胜任力”与“实际临床工作”的关键桥梁,但在具体实施过程中存在微观、中观、宏观层面的各种挑战。2025年8月24日,荷兰乌得勒支大学医学中心Olle ten Cate和Marije P. Hennus以及阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯意大利医院大学研究所Roberta I. Ladenheim共同组织的“置信职业行为在全球实施的挑战与区域经验”国际研讨会在巴塞罗那召开,来自世界各地的医学教育专家就置信职业行为在不同文化、政策和医疗体系下的实施挑战与策略进行了深入交流。本文系统梳理了置信职业行为全球实施过程中的共性难题和各地区的实践经验,旨在为国内医学教育者提供参考与借鉴。
Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have become a critical bridge connecting ″competency″ with ″actual clinical practice″ in medical education. However, various challenges arise during their implementation at the micro, meso, and macro levels. On August 24, 2025, an international symposium titled ″Entrustable Professional Activities: Issues in Global Implementation″ was organized in Barcelona by Olle ten Cate and Marije P. Hennus from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, along with Roberta I. Ladenheim from the University Institute of the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The symposium brought together medical education experts from around the world to engage in in-depth discussions on the challenges and strategies of implementing EPAs across different cultural, policy, and healthcare systems. This article systematically reviews the common challenges encountered in the implementation of EPAs and the practical experiences from various regions, aiming to inform and inspire medical educators.
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