Identifying Entrustable Professional Activities for MD Program in Biochemistry--A Modified Delphi Approach

Autor/inn/en	Rajaragupathy, Sujatha; Govindarajan, Sumitra; Ganesan, Jeyachandran; Subramanian, Kavitha; Doraiswamy, Vijaya; Balasubramaniam, Gayathri; Andra Suryanarayana, Meenakshi Sundaram; Veeruswamy, Aruna
Titel	Identifying Entrustable Professional Activities for MD Program in Biochemistry--A Modified Delphi Approach
Quelle	In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 51 (2023) 4, S.402-409 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rajaragupathy, Sujatha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8175
DOI	10.1002/bmb.21736
Schlagwörter	Biochemistry; Medical Education; Science Instruction; Foreign Countries; Competency Based Education; Graduate Study; Professional Education; Delphi Technique; Specialists; Validity; Curriculum Development; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biochemie; Medizinische Ausbildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Ausland; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Berufsausbildung; Delphi-Methode; Gültigkeit; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Indien
Abstract	Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) facilitate competency-based assessments. India is on the verge of implementing competency-based training for postgraduate programs. MD degree in Biochemistry is a unique program available exclusively in India. Postgraduate programs in most specialties have started working toward EPA-based curriculum, in both India and other countries. However, EPAs for MD Biochemistry course are yet to be defined. This study aims to identify EPAs for postgraduate training program in Biochemistry. Identification and attaining consensus on the list of EPAs for MD Biochemistry curriculum was done by modified Delphi method. The study was conducted in three rounds. In round 1, tasks expected from an MD Biochemistry graduate were identified by working group followed by expert panel validation. The tasks were organized and reframed to EPAs. Two rounds of online survey were conducted to achieve a consensus on the list of EPAs. Consensus measure was calculated. A cut-off value of 80% and above was considered to reflect good consensus. The working group identified 59 tasks. This was validated by 10 experts based on which, 53 items were retained. These tasks were reframed into 27 EPAs. In round 2, 11 EPAs achieved good consensus. Among the remaining EPAs, 13 achieved consensus of 60%-80% and were selected for round 3. Five EPAs achieved good consensus in this round. A total of 16 EPAs were identified for MD Biochemistry curriculum. This study provides a frame of reference for experts to develop an EPA-based curriculum in the future. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01