The Firefly Foundation is developing the technology platform for the assessment of trainees in vascular surgery and other specialty surgical training programs as part of the #ABSEPAProject. The new ABS EPA App™ for Specialties will launch in August!

#ICYMI: The Firefly Foundation will develop the technology platform for the assessment of trainees in specialty surgical training programs as part of the #ABSEPAProject. The new ABS EPA App will launch for specialty programs later this summer.

Dr. Faisal Aziz, Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Penn State Health, discusses how #EPAs provide increased feedback for trainees allowing them to put the changes into action faster. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #MedEd #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

Dr. Misty Humphries, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, UC Davis Health, discusses her belief that EPAs will help change the future of medical education in vascular surgery. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #MedEd .#VascSurg #VascularSurgery

Dr. Libby Weaver, Vascular Surgeon in the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division of Surgery at University of Virginia Health, sees EPAs as a bridge to a competency-based medical education system. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #MedEd #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

Dr. Nathan Liang, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, believes that the #EPA implementation in vascular surgery training programs is going to do a lot to improve communications between faculty and trainees. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #MedEd #VascSurg

Dr. Nathan Droz, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Washington University of Medicine, feels that #EPAs formalize what faculty already do on a daily or weekly basis. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #MedEd #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

Dr. Nathan Liang, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, believes that #EPAs have developed out of a desire to more accurately assess trainees and communicate with them more effectively. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #MedEd #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

Dr. Gabriela Velazquez, Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program at Wake Forest School of Medicine, believes that the best way to prepare for the implementation of EPAs is to become familiar with them. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

Dr. Adam Doyle, associate professor of vascular surgery at University of Rochester Medicine, discusses how EPAs benefit the trainee by setting clear expectations and steps to reach performance goals. #absepaproject #CBME #VascSurg #SurgEd #VascularSurgery

Dr. Jonathan Cardella, Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular) at the Yale School of Medicine, believes that EPAs will give faculty a framework for evaluating trainees. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #MedEd #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

Dr. Michael Soult, Vascular Surgery Assistant Professor & Associate Director of the Residency/Fellowship Program at Loyola Medicine, describes how EPAs will provide more meaningful feedback to trainees. #absepaproject #CBME #VascSurg #MedEd #VascularSurgery

Dr. Elina Quiroga, Associate Program Director for Vascular Surgery Resident and Fellowship Training Programs at the University of Washington, speaks to the benefits #EPAs bring to vascular surgery training programs. #absepaproject #CBME #MedEd #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

Dr. Danielle Sutzko, Associate PD of Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency at University of Alabama Birmingham, explains that with #EPAs, programs can have more confidence that trainees are prepared for independent practice. #absepaproject #CBME #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

ABS #pedsurgbestsurg #EPA Writing Group with our fearless leader @DrPuligandla as we discuss the essential patient care skills that define our specialty.#SurgEd #MedEd #ABSEPAProject #CBME

Dr. Danielle Sutzko, Associate Program Director of Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency at University of Alabama Birmingham, addresses the challenges and limitations of the current model for assessing trainees. #absepaproject #CBME #SurgEd #EPAs #VascSurg #VascularSurgery

@Firefly_Lab_Med I hope this helps the surgical education community. I'm proud to contribute to this project. #EPAs #EntrustableProfessionalActivities #ABSEPAProject #CBME #competencybasedmedicaleducation #MedEd #SurgEd.