Training and validating the use of geriatric simulated patients.
After presenting four patient roles during an audio-taped final examination of 68 second-year medical students' interview skills, seven geriatric simulated patients evaluated the interview skills of the students. Reviews of randomly-selected audiotapes revealed that the patients were highly consistent and accurate in their evaluations, indicating that geriatric simulated patients may be an untapped resource for medical training.
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Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University, School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354.
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D000368:Aged; D003479:Curriculum; D003933:Diagnosis / Q000193:education*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D013812:Therapeutics / Q000193:education*