Workshop Facilitators: Dr Carlos Gomez-Garibello, Dr Maryam Wagner and Dr Paola Fata

With the transition to competency-based medical education (CBME), training programs are incorporating Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in their curriculum, teaching and assessment. Whilst the use of EPAs is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, educators do not always capitalize on the opportunities to integrate EPAs throughout their programs. Even less frequent is the use of EPAs to develop test blueprints to test clinical knowledge. We propose using an Evidence-Centred Design (ECD) framework to use EPAs to design assessments and/or tests in a systematic and rigorous manner. The workshop will be delivered through plenaries, hands-on activities, and discussions. Part 1 will be devoted to teaching the basics of the creation of test blueprints, and the educational tenets of EPAs and their components. Part 2 involves illustrating an evidence-based approach (Mislevy et al, 2003) to use EPAs to develop a test blueprint. The process will be exemplified using the Canadian Association of General Surgeons’ (CAGS) formative exam. During Part 3 of the workshop, participants will be provided a selection of EPAs, competencies, and a test blueprint template, so they can apply the principles covered in Part 2 to develop test blueprint. Part 4 will engage participants in a discussion of how to apply the ideas and principles in their educational contexts.