MED 8710: Core Experiences
Discipline: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Academic Year 2025-2026
Class of 2027

Assessment Plan

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) assessed in Obstetrics and Gynecology:

EPA 1: Obtain a history and perform a physical examination adapted to the patient’s clinical situation.

EPA 2: Formulate and justify a prioritized differential diagnosis.

EPA 3: Formulate an initial plan of investigation based on the diagnostic hypotheses.

EPA 4: Interpret and communicate results of common diagnostic and screening tests.

EPA 6: Present oral and written reports that document a clinical encounter.

EPA 7: Provide and receive the handover in transitions of care.

EPA 8: Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care, provide initial management and seek help.

EPA 10: Contribute to a culture of safety and improvement.

EPA 11: Perform general procedures of a physician.

EPA 13: Collaborate as a member of in interprofessional team.

EPA 14: Incorporate the relevant social determinants of health (SDoH) and cultural safety in relation to patient’s illness and management planning.

Learning Objectives

Prescribed clinical experiences for Obstetrics and Gynecology

Formative assessment

Clinic cards (T-Res)
MCQ examination          
Mid-Term ITAR

Learners are encouraged to submit more than the minimum required clinic cards to best reflect their performance.

Summative assessment

Mini-CEX                                            
Final In-Training Assessment Report (ITAR)                                        

Clinic Card Check List

• Labour/Delivery 1 & 2 (2 weeks) – Weekly Card at the end of the week, submitted to Rotation Resident. 
• Weekly Card (4) for each week assignment- Submitted to the Rotation Resident, at the end of each week. You may also ask Team Resident or faculty members to complete a Weekly Clinic Card.
• Clinics– Five mandatory clinics (two prenatal, one gynecology and two clinics of choice in colposcopy, or a sub-specialty clinic). A Daily Card for each Clinic (minimum of 5); please specify type of clinic on card. Learners are encouraged to complete more clinics during the six-week rotation.
• Operating Room (OR) – Daily Cards– 2 minimum, submitted to resident or preceptor for each OR attended.
• Cards can also be submitted for Call shifts completed; signed by the Resident. Learners are encouraged to completed clinic cards for each call. 

Grand Falls-Windsor & Corner Brook Sites

Clinic Cards will be submitted using the Clinic Card App and need to be submitted regularly during your Obs Gyne rotation, as follows:

• A clinic card completed for each clinic, call shift and OR attended and submitted to a faculty member. If a resident is present for a call shift, the card can be submitted to the resident.
• (Weekly) Clinic card completed at the end of each week and submitted to your preceptor(total of 6 weekly cards).
• When entering your clinic cards through the App, please ensure to indicate if it’s a weekly or daily card (this can be entered under “Additional Information” at the top of the App) and the type of card (clinic, call shift, OR)

Clarenville Site

Clinic Cards will be submitted using the Clinic Card App and need to be submitted regularly during your Obs Gyne rotation, as follows: 

• A (daily) clinic card to be completed for each clinic, call shift and OR attended and submitted to a faculty member. If a resident is present for a call shift, the card can be submitted to the resident.
• (Weekly) Clinic card completed at the end of each week and submitted to your preceptor(total of 6 weekly cards).
• When entering your clinic cards through the App, please be sure to indicate if it’s a weekly or daily card (this can be entered under “Additional Information” at the top of the App).

All aspects of this assessment plan will be collated and presented at the Phase 4 Comprehensive Reviews at 6, 9, and 12 months. Learners need to complete all items listed in the above assessment plan at a satisfactory level as determined by the discipline to meet the criteria for continued progress throughout the Core Experiences course.

Original work, completed wholly by the learner, is expected to be submitted in this course. The use of an artificial intelligence tool like chatGPT is not permitted.

Version date: March 24, 2025
Reviewed by SAS: April 30, 2025
Approved by UGMS: May 21, 2025