PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Abigail T. Elmes
AU  - Ara Tekian
AU  - Jennie B. Jarrett
TI  - The Need for Quality Assessment of Entrustable Professional Activities in Pharmacy Education
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe9039
DP  - 2023 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - ajpe9039
VI  - 87
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/87/2/ajpe9039.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/87/2/ajpe9039.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2023 Mar 01; 87
AB  - Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are specific tasks that a professional is entrusted to perform autonomously and, together, they define the scope of a profession. There are specific attributes that a task must possess both structurally and conceptually to be classified as an EPA. A high-quality EPA must be an observable, measurable, and professional task that requires training to execute, is fit for entrustment, and can be performed independently. In 2017, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) defined 15 core EPAs expected of a pharmacy learner upon graduation (Core EPAs). Despite acceptance and implementation by pharmacy schools across the country, the Core EPAs have not been evaluated using an objective assessment tool to ensure that they meet specific EPA quality standards outlined in the literature. This article describes existing objective assessment tools for EPA quality and highlights the importance of ensuring high-quality EPAs in pharmacy education, which would be an important step for the AACP Academic Affairs Committee to take to further develop EPAs for implementation.