medical teachers' entrustable professional activities for clinical education

Background: a medical teacher has a wide range of roles and responsibilities that vary from a medical teacher to a trainer and finally a clinical specialist. most medical teachers receive limited training to prepare them to provide effective teaching and clinical supervision.objectives: the current study aims to develop core entrustable professional activities (epas) for medical teachers related to more effective clinical education.methods: this study was conducted in two phases. the first phase focused on defining an initial set of epas. the second phase focused on developing this set via a nominal group technique (ngt) among 30 faculty clinical specialties until a consensus was reached.results: the total of 29 epas in the five dimensions were agreed upon by more than 70% of the participants. most of the activities were identified in the curriculum planning activities (n=11). further details on the characteristics identified in each of the five dimensions of the epas are provided.conclusion: by adopting epas and a structured competency framework for educators, the quality of teaching and subsequently the learning experiences of trainees can be significantly improved, ultimately benefitting patient care.