Undergraduate Research Elective under Competency- Based Medical Education (CBME) in India: Challenges and Directions

Abstract

Letters to the EditorMini-Mental Status Examination. At the point of entry in the internship, these EPAs can be kept at level 2, which means the learner (intern) is allowed to carry out the history taking or Mental Status Examination under the supervision of a trainer. The two weeks of clinical training can aim at level 4 achievement of the same EPAs (Figure 1).EPAs are increasingly used in specialties like internal medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, and psychiatry, adopting the framework for the graduate medical curriculum. 8 Introducing an EPA-based curriculum for the intern provides a first-hand opportunity for clinical psychiatry assessment and creating a psychiatric diagnosis, potentially generating interest in psychiatry interns and may influence their future specialization choice. An EPA-based assessment method can provide a way to prepare future IMGs with the professional competencies of physicians, communicators, and health advocates relevant to the local societal needs and of a global standard.