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. 2021 May 21;31(4):1361–1367. doi: 10.1007/s40670-021-01313-y

Table 2.

Average number of opportunities to perform group A procedural skills throughout clinical rotations at the undergraduate level collected through focus group discussion

Group A skills:
Skills expected to perform with little or no prompting by graduation (EPA 11)
Number of opportunities to perform the skill in a clinical setting
Facemask ventilation  > 6
Peripheral intravenous cannulation  > 6
Casting/back slab 0–3
Nasogastric tube insertion 0–3
Foley catheter (male) Varied
Foley catheter (female) Varied
Intramuscular/subcutaneous injection  > 6
Punch biopsy/skin biopsy Varied
Pap smear Varied
Child otoscopy  > 6
Suturing  > 6