Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (12): 945-950.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20201012-01447

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The development of entrustable professional activities research in medical education and its implications

Chen Xinhang1, Wu Hongbin2, Jiang Zhehan2, Cheng Huaqin2, Li Haichao3, Qi Xin4   

  1. 1Master Degree Candidate, Medical Education Major, Enrolled in 2020, Graduate School of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
    2Institute of Medical Education & National Center for Health Professions Education Development, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China;
    3Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China;
    4Department of Plastic Surgery & Burns, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
  • Received:2020-10-12 Published:2021-01-25
  • Contact: Qi Xin, Email: randyq@126.com, Tel: 0086-10-83575137
  • Supported by:
    The Educational Teaching Research Project in Peking University Health Science Center (2020YB13)

Abstract: To understand the development in order history and current situation of international entrustable professional activities(EPAs) research.In 2020, in order to trace the general status of EPAs research, HistCite was employed to explore the number of papers,author distribution and research focuses based on the literatures about EPAs covering the period from January 2005 to September 2020 selected from Web of Science core collection.The results showed that the number of published papers in the field of EPAs appeared an overall upward trend. The United States has a big advantage in the number of owned papers, research institutions and journals. International EPAs research has developed rapidly recently, the areas which are in the forefront of medical discipline are also in the forefront of EPAs research. China is relatively weak in the field of EPAs research, so it is necessary to strengthen the capacity building for the research in this field.

Key words: Entrustable professional activities(EPAs), Competency-based medical education (CBME), Bibliometric, Development, Implication

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