Fig. 1.

Levels of entrustment. Figure 1 visualizes degree of entrustment that should be achieved at various points in time during the training. The color-coding of the five-level entrustment scale is given at the bottom of the figure. The green dotted line indicates the licence to practise and the red dotted line the neurosurgical board examination. “A” indicates possible time-points for an assessment of proficiency in each EPA. However, time-point and form of the assessment should be adapted to the local frameworks and other qualifications as e.g. a neurosurgical board examination may be taken into account. A assessment, BT brain tumour