title: Training and validating the use of geriatric simulated patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University, School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354.
authors.forename: L Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Nieman
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vernon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holbert
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boyett
mesh_terms: 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*