Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 68-72.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20230203-00090

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Bibliometric analysis of the literature on entrustable professional activities on surgical operations teaching

Li Muxing1, Zhou Chang2, Cui Long1, Li Fei1, Wang Hangyan1, Sun Tao1, Ma Zhaolai1, Yuan Chunhui1   

  1. 1Department of General Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China;
    2Eight-year Program of Clinical Medicine, Enrolled in 2019, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2023-02-03 Online:2024-01-01 Published:2023-12-29
  • Contact: Yuan Chunhui, Email: ychdoctor@163.com
  • Supported by:
    General Project of ″New Teaching Ideas 2.0″ at Peking University (2023YB06); Teaching Research Project of Peking University Third Hospital (2023bysyjxkt09)

Abstract: Objective To investigate the development trend and research distribution of the application of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) on surgical operations teaching. Methods The literature on surgical operations teaching published from January 2005 to December 2022 in Web of Science, Scopus, Pubmed, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data and CMA Medical Journals was retrieved and further analyzed by their publication journals, countries and institutions of origin, authors, and keywords. The data were subjected to bibliometric analysis using online bibliometric analysis tools and VOSviewer software. Results A total of 56 English articles met the inclusion criteria. The United States had the largest number of publications (n=34). Rebecca M Minter from Wisconsin University was the most productive author (n=7). Journal of Surgical Education was the journal that published the most articles (n=14). Wisconsin University accounted for the plurality among the productive institutions (n=9). Among articles retrieved, highly used keywords included “Competence” (n=10), “Skills” (n=8), “Educations” (n=8) and “Residents” (n=6). Conclusions The research of EPAs on the surgical operations teaching is in a period of rapid development, while the relevant research from China is relatively scarce. It is urgent to integrate new technologies such as Internet plus and artificial intelligence into the teaching and establish an evaluation system of surgical operations teaching based on EPAs with Chinese characteristics to improve the training effect and medical quality.

Key words: Teaching, Entrustable professional activities, Surgical operation, Bibliometric analysis

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