Establishing a Competency Based Medical Education Curriculum for International Medical Graduates Pursuing Pediatric Surgery Training in High-income Countries

In brief

This article examines adapting Canada's competency-based pediatric surgery curriculum for international medical graduates from low-resource countries. The study evaluates which Entrustable Professional Activities are appropriate assessment tools for LMIC trainees pursuing pediatric surgery fellowship in high-income settings.

• Canada implemented CBME for pediatric surgery training in 2021 using Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) to assess fellow progression.
• Study evaluated which Canadian pediatric surgery EPAs are appropriate for assessing IMGs from low-resource countries.
• CBME frameworks may require adaptation when training international graduates with different baseline clinical experiences.
• EPAs serve as standardized assessment tools but must account for trainees' varied educational backgrounds and practice contexts.
• Competency-based assessment in surgical training needs validation across diverse learner populations including LMIC graduates.

Written by the GCMD Library team from the article.