The heads of the one-step educational programs of Tbilisi Medical Academy (TMA), Tsisana Lomashvili and Kakha Bregvadze, successfully completed the international online course on Entrustable Professional Activities - EPAs: “Ins and Outs of Entrustable Professional Activities”. The course was organized by the Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE) and was taught by such authoritative figures in medical education as Ole ten Cate, Harm Peters and others. It is worth noting that before participating in the course, it was necessary to pass an application competition, as a result of which a total of 20 participants from around the world were selected.

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are a set of professional activities that can be independently entrusted to a student (undergraduate) or resident (postgraduate) after he/she demonstrates the appropriate competencies during the implementation of these activities. EPA is currently being actively implemented in many countries around the world.

The EPA course was very intensive. The heads of the TMA Medicine program participated in small group activities and discussions.

Based on the experience gained within the EPA course, the implementation of EPA in TMA’s Medical program was planned, which is currently underway.