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6. A preceptor’s
guide to EPAs
in experiential
education (AACP
webinar)
AACP. A Preceptor’s
Guide to EPAs in Experiential Education.
Webinar slide deck,
June 13, 2024.
Introduces preceptors to
COEPA 2022, outlines the
core EPAs (e.g., “collect
information,” “assess,” “create
a care plan”), and presents an
updated entrustment scale
with descriptor-based levels;
emphasizes using EPA-based,
formative, workplace-based
assessment.
Directly informed the EPA labels, the structure
of the checklist (EPA domain with observable
behaviors plus entrustment rating), and the
idea of frequent, brief “micro-assessments.”
7. Longitudinal
assessment using
EPAs
Uyan DC, Tittemore A, Stewart D,
et al. Longitudinal
assessment using
entrustable professional activities: key
steps for implementation in dental
education. Journal
of Dental Education.
2026;90(1):74–84.
https://doi.
org/10.1002/
jdd.13924
Describes a longitudinal EPA
framework with multiple
assessments by multiple
evaluators in authentic work
settings; reports that this approach successfully prepared
practice-ready graduates and
ensured learners could safely
and independently perform
professional tasks.
Supported the recommendation to use repeated, brief EPA observations by multiple
preceptors over time, exactly what the 1-page
checklist is meant to enable.
8. Longitudinal
preceptor assessment of EPAs
(pharmacy-specific)
Jarrett JB, Elmes-Patel AT, Allen SM,
et al. Longitudinal
preceptor assessment of entrustable
professional activities across introductory and advanced
pharmacy practice
experiences. Pharmacy (Basel). 2025
May 21;13(3):72. doi:
10.3390/pharmacy13030072
Evaluates growth in pharmacy student performance
across EPAs using repeated
preceptor assessments; describes use of an entrustment
scale and longitudinal data to
track progression.
Reinforced that a simple EPA + entrustment
structure used repeatedly by preceptors can
generate meaningful longitudinal data for
progression and CQI.
EPA tools and examples from other health professions
9. EPA preceptor
guides (medicine
examples)
Cumming School of
Medicine, University
of Calgary. EPA –
Paediatrics Clerkship
– Guide for Preceptors
and Learners
Cumming School of
Medicine, University
of Calgary. Entrustable Professional
Activities – Preceptor
Guide (EPA 2023).
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Definitions of EPAs, entrustment scales, examples
of observable behaviors;
instructions for preceptors
on how to rate entrustment
and provide feedback in
clerkships.
Helped shape the simplified 4-level entrustment scale and “micro-assessment” format,
adapted to pharmacy-specific domains.
