Align to competencies and EPAs
Align curriculum to competencies and EPAs.
EPA · EPA progression tracking
You Train. You Assess. We Track EPA Progression.
Built for the Emirates Medical Competency Framework (EmiratesMEDs), for undergraduate and postgraduate medicine programs.
- Map your curriculum to EPAs
- Run theory exams, OSCEs, portfolios and logbooks as usual
- EPA progression tracked automatically across years and rotations
The framework
What EmiratesMEDs Requires
The Emirates Medical Competency Framework (EmiratesMEDs) was designed to deliver competency-based medical education for undergraduate medicine and residency programs in the UAE. Medical schools are expected to:
Implement EPA-based assessment
Assess against EPAs, not only courses.
Monitor progression
Monitor student progression across program years.
Make defensible decisions
Make defensible progression and graduation decisions.
The reality in practice
Most Institutions Face the Same Problems
Faculty already train and assess students. What’s missing is a simple way to see EPA progression clearly.
- Curriculum mapping is static and manual
- EPAs are tracked separately or in spreadsheets
- Assessments, portfolios and OSCEs are disconnected
- Progression is reviewed late, not continuously
How DigiAssess works
Map. Assess. Evaluate. Review. Improve.
- Map
- Assess
- Evaluate
- Review
- Improve
Three steps
How DigiAssess Works
Map
Programs, years and courses are mapped to:
- EmiratesMEDs competencies
- EPAs
- EPA milestones
Milestones run from early to developing to graduation-ready.
Assess
Faculty continuously measure and monitor EPAs through:
- Theory exams
- OSCE / OSPE
- Portfolios and logbooks
- Workplace-based assessments
- Clinical rotations
No change to learning, teaching and training. No change to grading.
Track EPA progression
During assessment, skills and cases are selected and entrustability levels are recorded. Progression is captured automatically and shown on dashboards:
- Student-level
- Course-level
- Program-level
Entrustment progression
From Workplace Evidence to Entrustment Readiness
Observe, assist, perform and entrust: workplace evidence, competencies and milestones come together to show where each learner stands.
What faculty and leaders can see
EPA Progression at Course, Year and Program Level
Entrustment LevelLevel-1 (Novice)Level-2 (Advanced Beginner)Level-3 (Competent)
| EPAsMD Year | EPA 1 | EPA 2 | EPA 3 | EPA 4 | EPA 5 | EPA 6 | EPA 7 | EPA 8 | EPA 9 | EPA 10 | EPA 11 | EPA 12 | EPA 13 | EPA 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD-Year 6Clinical Clerkship | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| MD-Year 5Clinical Clerkship | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| MD-Year 4Sem-VIII, Clinical Clerkship | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| MD-Year 4Sem-VII, Simulation Lab / Integrated Modules | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| MD-Year 3Clinical Skills-II, Integrated Modules | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| MD-Year 2Clinical Skills-I | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| MD-Year 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Student progress in every EPAHow each student is progressing in every EPA.
- Skills and cases coveredWhich skills and cases are covered.
- Where gaps existGaps surfaced early, not at the end of the year.
- Who is readyWho is ready to progress, and who needs support.
Course-level reporting
See EPA Achievement at a Glance
Course-level reports show how many students have achieved each EPA, so faculty and leaders can review progress together.
What medical schools get
Everything You Need for Defensible Progression Decisions
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- EmiratesMEDs-aligned curriculum mapping
- Integrated theory exams, OSCEs, portfolios and logbooks
- Automatic EPA measurement during routine assessment
- Clear EPA progression dashboards
- Defensible progression and graduation decisions
On-going implementation
Underway at Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University
The implementation of EmiratesMEDs EPAs using DigiAssess and DigiClass is currently underway at Ras-Al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University.
- Map the curriculum to EPAs
- Assess as usual
- Capture entrustability
- Review progression
Assessing clinical and workplace competence? See OSSAI for OSCE and OSPE, OSCE and OSPE management and healthcare education assessment.
You Train. You Assess. We Track EPA Progression.
See EPA progression across students, courses and programs without changing how you teach or grade.