Significant racial/ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality exist in the United
States. Black women are 3–4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as …

To establish a research and development agenda for Entrustable Professional Activities
(EPAs) for the coming decade, the authors, all active in this area of investigation, reviewed …

Learning in a clinical context is foundational in the training of health professionals; there is
simply no alternative. The subject of the clinical learning environment (CLE) is at the …

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Background Readmission rates are used as a quality metric in medical and surgical
specialties; however, little is known about obstetrics readmissions. Objective Our goals for …

Medical education is under increasing pressure to more effectively prepare physicians to
meet the needs of patients and populations. With its emphasis on individual, programmatic …

Context Performance assessments, such as workplace‐based assessments (WBA s),
represent a crucial component of assessment strategy in medical education. Persistent …

Importance Graduate medical education training may imprint young physicians with skills
and experiences, but few studies have evaluated imprinting on physician spending patterns …

This article is a sequel to one published in 2002 only a few years after the initiation of the
shift to competency-based medical education (CBME). The authors reflect on the major …

Introduction Direct observation of clinical skills is a key assessment strategy in competency-
based medical education. The guidelines presented in this paper synthesize the literature …