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In Austria, undergraduate EPA implementation has been heterogeneous, limiting transparency and comparability across medical universities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a\u00a0national, multiphase development and harmonization process to define EPAs for students entering and completing the clinical practical year (KPJ). International EPA frameworks were identified by literature review and mapped to the Austrian Clinical Learning Objectives Catalogue (KLK). Draft EPAs were formulated using descriptors recommended by the Association for Health Professions Education (AMEE), linked to CanMEDS roles, assessment profiles and supervision levels and validated through a\u00a0two-round national consultation process with expert groups from all Austrian public medical universities\/faculties. Consensus was predefined as \u2265\u202f75% agreement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The process yielded a\u00a0nationally endorsed set of 11\u00a0EPAs covering key tasks along the patient-care continuum, including history taking, clinical examination, clinical reasoning, diagnostics, common procedures, recognition of emergencies and first measures, evidence-based treatment planning, documentation and interprofessional communication, patient safety\/quality and prevention counselling. Assessment profiles prioritized workplace-based assessment (e.g., Mini-CEX, DOPS, OSCE components) supported by structured feedback and complementary approaches (e.g., handovers, ward rounds, multisource feedback). 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