A Fellow Assessment Tool for The Pediatric Gastroenterology Entrustable Professional Activities

Abstract

impact, trainees must be observed, guided, and formally assessed by a senior colleague to ensure that performance flaws are accurately identified'' (11).In a separate analysis, Barraclough et al found that age of patient, outpatient versus inpatient, and attendance at a skills course were independently associated with procedural completion, suggesting that more complex analysis may be fruitful. It may be of value to know whether instructor variables had any influence on trainee competency.The small proportion of the subjects who achieved competency at the proposed threshold (42/79), the self-reported nature of the database and the validity of D2 intubation alone as a marker of competency limit the applicability of the numerical results from this study for widespread use in Pediatric Gastroenterology training programs. Barraclough et al's contribution should stimulate further work to define both quantitative and qualitative markers of endoscopic skills competency in pediatric gastroenterology trainees.