LIC Info: EPAC

Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC)

Program Overview

Considering EPAC?

The Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC) project started as an exciting pilot to test the feasibility of medical education and training that is based on the demonstration of defined outcomes rather than on time, from early in medical school through completion of residency. The pilot project started in the Fall of 2013 at four medical schools across the country: San Francisco, Utah, Colorado, and Minnesota. These schools are working in collaboration with the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). EPAC received a grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation to support the pilot project.

Locations

  • University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital
  • University of Minnesota Medical Center
  • Fairview Children’s Clinic
  • Smiley’s Family Medicine Clinic

Educational Themes

To create a model of competency based medical education spanning the medical school to residency (UME/GME) continuum.  Learners are advanced in a time variable manner based on demonstrated abilities.  Assessment framework is based on the Core Entrustable Professional Activities for entering residency.

Unique Project

The EPAC LIC is the first step of the EPAC program. Students selected to participate in EPAC also commit to the University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Program.  They advance into and through pediatric residency based on documented competency.  Thus only students who match into EPAC participate in the EPAC LIC.

Clerkships Completed

When possible, these are completed through a pediatric lens.

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Ob/Gyn
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Surgery
  • Outpatient Selective
  • Elective in Medical Education

Credits Completed

EPAC LIC completes all 3rd year credits and the outpatient selective.  However, all 3rd and 4th year credits are encompassed in the EPAC program.

Application Instructions

1. Complete this form Links to an external site. to receive more information regarding Pediatric Residency Recruitment.

2. Create your CV.  Linked is the UMN CV template 1 (Links to an external site.) & CV template 2.  You are not required to use this, but it is a good resource or place to start if you do not have a CV drafted at this time. 

3. Please fill out your application electronically. To apply, go to the Home page and click on the "Apply Here" tab near the bottom of the page.

4. "What is EPAC" Letter Links to an external site.: This is a letter the EPAC Leadership Team has drafted for applicants to give to their letter writers.  It helps explain what EPAC is to give your writers a better understanding of what you're applying to.  You can give this to them when asking them to provide a letter of recommendation for you.

5. Letter of Recommendation Form Links to an external site.

  • NOTE: The EPAC LIC requires two letters of recommendation. At least one of these letters should be from someone who has seen the student in a clinical setting (such as ECE, SOPs, or shadowing).
  • Letters of Recommendation are due September 3, 2025

Contact Information

Patty Hobday, MD
Director
hobd0007@umn.edu

Alex Behrend
EPAC Coordinator/Pediatric Medical Student Coordinator 
behre213@umn.edu | epac@umn.edu

EPAC Residents
Feel free to reach out to our current EPAC Residents with any questions you may have about the program!