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BACKGROUND: Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have been defined to promote the workplace participation of undergraduate medical students, generally in the context of high-income countries with a focus on the secondary and tertiary health care sectors. These EPAs have limited applicability to training and health care contexts in low- to middle-income countries that have a focus on primary health care, for instance, the context of community medicine. The purpose of this article is to report the process and results of defining EPAs for undergraduate medical training in a community health care setting. METHODS: A modified Delphi study was performed to develop EPAs for the training of medical students in community medicine during their first and second years of education at the Marília Medical School (FAMEMA), Brazil. The supervision level was operationalized in terms of a student's ability to perform the EPA autonomously in an effective and safe manner with supervision readily available on request. Panellists (9 physicians and 6 nurses) rated the completeness of the proposed list of EPAs and EPA categories on four-point Likert scales. The threshold for consensus among panellists was a mean content validity index of at least 80%. RESULTS: Consensus was reached after two Delphi rounds, resulting in 11 EPAs for undergraduate medical education and training in community medicine. These EPAs were organized into three overarching EPA domains: integrality of care for individual health needs in all phases of the life cycle (5 EPAs), integrality of care for family health needs (3 EPAs), and integrality of care for community health needs (3 EPAs). For each EPA, descriptions of the following categories were created: title; specifications and limitations; conditions and implications of the entrustment decision; knowledge, skills, and attitudes; links to competencies; and assessment sources. CONCLUSION: The resulting 11 EPAs for training medical students in community medicine expand the application of the EPA framework to both early undergraduate medical education and the context of primary health care. This report can support and guide other medical schools in their attempts to train students in primary health care contexts and to incorporate EPAs into their curricula.

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As competências médicas apresentadas pelas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) e as políticas de incentivo à formação de mais médicos popularizaram temas como aprendizado ativo e competência. Distorções na implementação curricular resultaram em abordagens fragmentadas e reprodutivas das práticas com distanciamento do processo de trabalho. Vários países ocidentais, ao buscarem o aprimoramento da Educação Médica Baseada em Competência, adotaram as Atividades Profissionais Confiáveis (APCs) na tradução bem-sucedida desse referencial para a prática clínica. Este estudo perspectivo apresenta as APCs no âmbito da educação médica brasileira como possível solução para a melhor efetivação do Currículo Médico Baseado em Competência (CMBC). O estudo descreve as APCs, de seu conceito à realização; provê subsídios para seu entendimento e análise de sua capacidade em mediar uma formação médica mais qualificada e responsiva às necessidades de saúde locais; e contribui com a literatura brasileira na área.(AU)

Las competencias médicas presentadas por las Directrices Curriculares Nacionales y las políticas de incentivo a la formación de más médicos popularizaron temas tales como aprendizaje activo y competencia. Distorsiones en la implementación curricular resultaron en abordajes fragmentados y reproductivos de las prácticas con distanciamiento del proceso de trabajo. Diversos países occidentales, al buscar el perfeccionamiento de la Educación Médica Basada en Competencia, adoptaron las Actividades Profesionales Confiables (APCs) en la traducción exitosa de esas referencias a la práctica clínica. Este estudio perspectivo presenta las APCs en el ámbito de la educación médica brasileña, como posible solución para la mejor efectuación del Currículo Médico Basado en Competencia (CMBC). El estudio describe las APCs, desde su concepto hasta su realización, proporciona subsidios para su entendimiento y análisis de su capacidad para mediar una formación médica más calificada y responsiva a las necesidades de salud local y contribuye con la literatura brasileña en el área..(AU)

The medical competencies presented by the National Curriculum Guidelines and the policies to encourage the education of more physicians have popularized themes such as competence and active learning. Distortions in the curricular implementation resulted in a fragmented and reproductive approach of the practices distancing them of the work process. Several Western countries seeking improvement of the Competence-Based Medical Education (CBME), have recently adopted the concept of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) to better translate this benchmark into clinical practice. This article presents the EPAs for Brazilian medical education as a possible solution for CBME accomplishment. The study explores the EPAs, from their concept to their realization. It aims to provide insights for their understanding and analysis of their capacity as a mediator for more qualified training and more responsivity to local health needs, contributing to the literature in the area..(AU)

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