In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Cary Sauer about Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) to break down this concept and all the related terminology that is part of this approach to medical training. If you're confused about CBME, EPAs, milestones and competencies, this episode is for you! Dr. Sauer is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist specializing in the care of children with IBD and Division Chief at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand what Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) means and how it differs from traditional time-based models of medical training
2. Understand how milestones, competencies and EPAs relate to one another within the CBME framework
3. Recognize the central role of entrustment and how that can is incorporated into workplace-based assessments of trainees

Links:

1. Pediatric GI Milestones (v2.0)
2. NASPGHAN EPA resources
3. ABP EPAs for subspecialties
4. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology,  Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper on Entrustable  Professional Activities: Development of Pediatric  Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Entrustable  Professional Activities
5. Educating pediatric gastroenterology fellows: milestones, EPAs, & their application within a new educational curriculum
6. Implementing entrustable professional activities in pediatric fellowships: facilitating the process
   
   

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This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

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