Standardized (simulated) patients' accuracy in recording clinical performance check-list items.
In large-scale performance-based assessment of medical professionals' clinical competence, simulated patients (standardized patients-SPs) are used not only to simulate case problems but also to record on check-list the examinees' clinical performance during their encounter with the SPs. The purposes of this study were to determine the SPs' overall accuracy in recording check-list items, and whether their accuracy was affected by the various characteristics of the check-list, and by the different times during a day and the different days within the examination when the recordings were obtained. Results showed that the SPs' accuracy in recording check-list items was good to very good and was affected by the length of the check-list, as well as by the type and the clarity of the check-list item. It was further found that the SPs' accuracy was consistent and did not vary over the course of a one-day or a 15-day examination.
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Department of Medical Education, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62794-9230.
Marcy
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Colliver
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Verhulst
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Travis
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Barrows
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012381:Role Playing; D012803:Sick Role; D013997:Time Factors