“…In addition, there is the possibility of defining less comprehensive EPAs for the study phase prior to the FY, that build on and complement one another (“nested EPA”), which then lead to the less extensive “core EPAs” in the FY [11]. Thus, the SWG FY-Logbook deliberately took a different path than other current national and international initiatives that try to embed EPAs in medical school [9], [10], [11], [16], [18], [31]. In this way, a new approach to training in the FY, with a stronger professional orientation and with the integration of the students into a team of employees from the various health professions, was to be achieved.…”