Developing National Conceptual Understanding to Describe Entry-to-Practice Dietetics Competence.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 52(4): 351-358, 2020 04.
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| ID: mdl-31540864
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Develop consensus on entrustable professional activities (EPAs) and milestones for students, practice educators, and academics that need shared understanding to assess entry-level competence in dietetics.DESIGN:
An iterative, pragmatic, 3 key-phase approach involving workshops, a consensus survey with job description and consultation.SETTING:
Australia.PARTICIPANTS:
A total of 58 academics and 43 practitioners with expertise in competency-based assessment in dietetics were purposefully selected to participate in 4 national workshops. Of those selected, 36 completed a survey that sought consensus on the EPAs and milestones drafted at the workshops (36% response rate). PHENOMENON OF INTEREST Support for competency-based assessment.ANALYSIS:
Level of agreement on the survey was set at ≥70%. These comments were triangulated with content analysis from 98 entry-level job descriptions.RESULTS:
Consensus on 4 key tasks of the profession with associated descriptions of the level of performance were included to implement a nutrition intervention; facilitate a food, nutrition, and/or lifestyle conversation; perform professional activities and projects; and work as part of a team. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Identification of the key minimum tasks of a dietitian upon entry-to-practice, together with developmental descriptors of performance, provides clarity in the expected progression and end point of assessment. This resource will support competency-based assessment decisions. The international transferability of this warrants further investigation.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Competência Profissional
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Dietética
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Nutricionistas
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article