How Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors Are Using Entrustable Professional Activities: A National Survey Study.

Background: In the present assessment environment in undergraduate medical education at U.S. medical schools, the prevalence and implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in internal medicine (IM) clerkships are not well understood.

Numeracy among trainees: are we preparing physicians for evidence-based medicine?

Introduction: In the era of evidence-based medicine, all physicians who communicate with patients need numerical literacy (numeracy). Single-institution studies suggest imperfect numeracy among medical students. Therefore, we sought to examine numeracy and understanding of risk analysis among medical students and surgical residents at several institutions.