title: Teaching clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills using human patient simulation.
abstract: This paper discusses using human patient simulation (HPS) to expose students to complex dynamic patient cases that require clinical judgment, problem-solving skills, and teamwork skills for success. An example of an HPS exercise used to teach multifaceted clinical concepts in a therapeutics course also is provided.
authors.affiliation: California Northstate College of Pharmacy, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA. dvyas@calpharm.org
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vyas
authors.forename: Erica J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ottis
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Caligiuri
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D016544:Patient Simulation; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods