Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)

The AMC National Framework for Prevocational Medical Training includes the implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs).

The Framework was launched in January 2024, and the EPAs will be introduced in 2026 across WA, allowing the opportunity for health sites to trial the use of EPAs during 2025, prior to these becoming mandatory. PMCWA will also use 2025 to prepare health sites and to educate and engage with assessors to ensure they are prepared to assess PGY1 and PGY2 EPAs via the e-Portfolio in 2026.

Trialling EPAs in 2025

During 2025 PMCWA will be in touch with health sites to identify appropriate terms to trial the use of EPAs, allowing supervisors, assessors, medical education and the Assessment Review Panel to become familiar with these assessments. PMCWA anticipate all health sites will be trialling EPAs in the second half of 2025.

For further information please contact us via [email protected]

Resources

The following resources are available to support trials and the official rollout in 2026.

Further information can be found within the AMC’s ‘Training and Assessment’ document at the following pages:

  • The description of the EPAs, assessment of EPAs and how they fit within the broader assessment schedule (pages 45-50)
  • Relationship between outcome statements, end-of-term assessments and assessments of EPAs (page 51)
  • How EPAs are utilised for improving performance (pages 53-54)
  • Assessment requirements of EPAs and the ‘Certifying Completion’ process (pages 57-59)
  • EPA Assessment forms (pages 75-86)
  • The Accreditation Standards related to EPAs (which can be found in AMC’s ‘Training and Environment’ document):
    • Standard 2.3 Assessment requirements (page 18)