Academic pediatrics
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Academic pediatrics · Apr 2021
Observational StudyEstablishing Objective Measures of Clinical Competence in Undergraduate Medical Education Through Immersive Virtual Reality.
The Association of American Medical Colleges defines recognition of the need for urgent or emergent escalation of care as a key Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA) for entering residency (EPA#10). This study pilots the use of an immersive virtual reality (VR) platform for defining objective observable behaviors as standards for evaluation of medical student recognition of impending respiratory failure. ⋯ This study demonstrates that VR can be used to establish objective and observable performance standards for assessment of EPA attainment - a key step in moving towards competency based medical education.