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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0300-9041</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ginecología y obstetricia de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ginecol. obstet. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0300-9041</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Obstetricia y Ginecología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0300-90412023001000011</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24245/gom.v91i10.9199</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Validación de Actividades Profesionales Confiables (APROC) para la Certificación de Ginecología y Obstetricia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Validation of Entustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Gynecology and Obstetrics Certification]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leis Márquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Teresa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sierra Lozada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nancy]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[César Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fregoso Ito]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana Anahí]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mancera Reséndiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Consejo Mexicano de Ginecología y Obstetricia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Consejo Mexicano de Ginecología y Obstetricia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Consejo Mexicano de Ginecología y Obstetricia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Consejo Mexicano de Ginecología y Obstetricia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>91</volume>
<numero>10</numero>
<fpage>s1</fpage>
<lpage>s38</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0300-90412023001000011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0300-90412023001000011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0300-90412023001000011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Como parte del diseño de un instrumento para la evaluación de la certificación ante el Consejo Mexicano de Ginecología y Obstetricia en México se llevó a cabo el proceso de validación del constructo a evaluar. De acuerdo con la bibliografía consultada, la educación médica se basa en competencias, por lo que es coherente practicar una evaluación en el mismo tenor. Se decidió utilizar el concepto de Actividades Profesionales Confiables (APROC) porque son un puente entre la competencia y la actividad observable que puede llevar a cabo el sustentante. Se aplicó una metodología de cuatro fases que se inicia con una revisión bibliográfica con la que se definió una lista de APROC para validarla en el contexto mexicano. La fase dos consistió en aplicar la técnica de grupos focales que representarán las regiones médicas definidas por la FEMECOG, después de recabar y analizar la información de los grupos en la fase tres. La última fase consistió en una validación por parte de 10 expertos en Ginecología y Obstetricia para conseguir un nivel de acuerdo mayor al 80% en cada APROC. Como resultados de este proceso de validación de constructo a evaluar se obtuvo una lista de 15 APROC con alcances (definición de las delimitaciones de las APROC, dónde inician y dónde terminan) con un nivel de aceptación superior al 80%. Además, se corroboró la eficacia de la metodología cualitativa para realizar validaciones en donde las partes interesadas que podrían participar para definir áreas o temas no cuenten con disponibilidad debido a sus actividades laborales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract As part of the design of an instrument to evaluate the certification of the Mexican Council of Gynaecology and Obstetrics in Mexico, the validation process of the construct to be evaluated was carried out. According to the literature consulted, medical education is based on competencies, so it is coherent to carry out an evaluation in the same vein. It was decided to use Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA), as they provide a link between the competence and the observable activity that the supporter can perform. A four-phase methodology was carried out, starting with a bibliographic review that defined a list of EPAs in order to validate them for the Mexican context. The second phase consisted of using the technique of focus groups, representing the medical regions defined by FEMECOG in the country, once the information from the groups had been collected and analysed in the third phase, and the final phase consisted of validation by 10 experts in gynaecology and obstetrics, in order to achieve a level of agreement of more than 80% in each EPA. As a result of this validation process of the construct to be evaluated, a list of 15 EPAs with scopes (definition of the boundaries of the EPAs, where they start and how far they end) was obtained with a level of acceptance greater than 80%, in addition to confirming the effectiveness of the qualitative methodology to carry out validations when the interested parties who could participate in defining areas or topics are not available due to their work activities.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Certificación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ginecología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[profesional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[grupos de discusión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[validación del constructo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dominios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[competencias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[juicio de expertos y grupos de discusión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Certification]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Gynecology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Professional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Focus groups]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Contruct validity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Domains, Competences]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Expert judgment and focus groups]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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