Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are observable clinical core tasks. It is an effective framework for assessment of competency in clinical practice and thereby conducive to the improvement of the overall quality of education. This article reviews previous researches on the content, development and implementation of EPAs within oral medicine education, analyzes existing problems including a lack of standardized terminology, practical implementation and localized framework, while proposing corresponding solutions. Moreover, the article demonstrates that, compared to traditional teaching models, EPAs offer advantages and potential in evaluating clinical competence, improving teaching efficiency, fostering lifelong learning, and ensuring patient safety. Therefore, stomatological education in China should prioritize in-depth exploration of EPAs, continuously pursuing standardized and localized EPAs frameworks to advance the high-quality education within the discipline.
Jiang Xinyi
,
Zhang Linglin
,
Han Xianglong
,
Ye Ling
,
Zheng Qinghua
. Entrustable professional activities in oral medicine education[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2025
, 45(8)
: 630
-633
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DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20240604-00558
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