Physical diagnosis findings among persons applying to work as standardized patients.
Sixty-six applicants for work as standardized patients (SPs) at a clinical skills assessment program underwent a physical examination. Murmurs, wheezes, hypertension, and goiter were found, which, if unaccounted for, could have influenced examinees' performances and diagnostic thinking.
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Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, and Department of Medicine, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010808:Physical Examination