Why Counting Procedures No Longer Works – and What Modern Specialist Training Needs Instead

The Illusion of Safety in Medical Training Most medical professionals are familiar with the checklists used during specialty training: proof of completed intubations, central venous catheters (CVC), or transesophageal echocardiographies (TEE). These logs create an illusion ...

How a Feedback Culture Creates a Positive and Effective Learning Environment

Feedback is a powerful tool for growth — when it’s done well. In EPA-based training, where learners take on real clinical ...

Alarm in Surgery – A Lack of Practical Training for Young Doctors

How Competency-Based Education Solves Hospitals’ Economic Dilemma A recent episode of the Swiss TV program “Kassensturz” ...

The 5 biggest advantages of an EPA-based training program

To fully leverage the benefits of EPA-based training, you need a tool that combines transparency, communication, and ...

Competency based medical education (CBME) explained

In short CBME focuses on training competencies by "numbers of procedures" Numbers of procedures can be assessed with ...

EPAs and Competency-based Education explained

Competency-based medical education (CBME) is increasingly becoming the standard. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) ...

EPAs - Entrustable Professional Activities

In short EPAs are specific, observable tasks of daily work EPAs contain multiple competencies: knowledge, skills and ...