Core Entrustable Professional Activities: a Survey of the Confidence of Fourth-Year Medical Students and Residency Program Directors

Background In 2014, the Association of American Medical Colleges published 13 Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) that all medical school graduates should be able to perform on the first day of residency without direct supervision. We undertook a study to determine the confidence level of graduating students at one US medical school in performing the core EPAs and to compare the students’ confidence levels with those of the same institution’s residency program directors (PDs). Understanding differences between intern confidence and PD expectation will allow PDs to be better informed about the educational needs of their early trainees.