Coaching standardized patients : for use in the assessment of clinical competence / Peggy Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, Peggy.

Series:

Springer series on medical education (Unnumbered)

Springer series on medical education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Study and teaching.

Nursing.

Clinical competence--Evaluation.

Clinical competence.

Education, Medical--methods.

Patient Simulation.

Clinical Competence.

Teaching--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Education, Medical--methods.

Patient Simulation.

Clinical Competence.

Teaching--methods.

Physical Description:

xxx, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., [2007]

Summary:

In today's medical education curriculum it is necessary for students to learn the proper techniques for taking medical histories, performing physical exams, and the appropriate way to educate and inform patients. The best way for a student to learn these skills is through hands-on training with a Standardized Patient (SP) ? an actor who has been hired to portray a specific set of health problems and symptoms. This type of training allows students to grasp concepts more quickly and enables faculty physicians to directly observe student's progress and asses their need for further instruction. Working with standardized patients has become so important in medical education that it is now a component of the USMLE clinical skills assessment exam. As with any tool that is used for teaching, assessment, and certification, it is easier to provide the best service when there are general guidelines for preparers to follow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.

ISBN:

0826102247

OCLC:

69391429

Publisher Number:

9780826102249