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. 2025 Aug 21;14(1):504–518. doi: 10.5334/pme.1937

Table 1.

Details of scripted scenarios and associated EPA assessments.


SCRIPTED SCENARIOSa VIDEO DURATION ACTORS PRESENT EPA

Patient and Team Communication 3:35 Patient
EM resident
Nurse
Pharmacist (On Voalte, voice only)
18: Communicate with other healthcare professionals about patient care

Performing Advanced Procedures: Intubation 7:18 Patient
EMS (for handoff)
Trauma surgeon
EM attending
EM resident
Respiratory therapist
Nurse
2: Lead the resuscitation of a critically ill or injured patient
11: Preform the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of an emergency physician
12: Provide invasive and non-invasive airway management

Discharging a Patient 2:52 EM Resident
EM Attending
Nurse
Social worker
Medicine attending (on Voalte, voice only)
10: Develop and implement an appropriate disposition and aftercare plan

aData from a female-presenting resident was collected from January to June 2023 using an online survey, and data from a male-presenting resident was collected from November 2023 to February 2024 using think aloud methods during a follow-up interview.