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Simulated patients and objective structured clinical examinations: review of their use in medical education

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Simulated or standardised patients have been used in medical education and other medical settings for some 30 years (Box 1). Their use encompasses undergraduate and postgraduate learning, the monitoring of doctors' performance and standardisation of clinical examinations. Simulation has been used for instruction in industry and the military for much longer (Jason et al, 1971) but the first known effective use of simulated patients was by Barrows & Abrahamson (1964), who used them to appraise students' performance in clinical neurology examinations.

Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

DOI: 10.1192/apt.8.5.342

Authors: Jeremy Wallace, Ranga Rao, Richard Haslam

Institutions: University of London, Royal College of Psychiatrists, University Hospital Lewisham

Language: English

Topic: Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2127205218