The Educational Utility of Simulations in Teaching History and Physical Examination Skills in Diagnosing Breast Cancer: A Review of the Literature

Simpson, Jory S.

doi:10.4048/jbc.2014.17.2.107

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“…Training with SPs prepared students to handle a broad range of psychiatric patients, especially those who suffer from alcohol abuse [ 5 ], suicidal tendencies [ 6 ], and patients at the end of their lives [ 7 ]. Additionally, SP training is indispensable in preparing students to effectively communicate bad news to patients [ 8 ].…”

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Standardized patients in psychiatry – the best way to learn clinical skills?

Himmelbauer

Seitz²,

Seidman

et al. 2018

BMC Med Educ

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BackgroundStandardized patients (SP) have been successfully utilized in medical education to train students’ communication skills. At the Medical University of Vienna communication training with SPs in psychiatry is a mandatory part of the curriculum. In the training, the SP plays the role of four different patients suffering from depression/suicidal tendencies, somatoform disorder, anxiety disorder, or borderline disorder while the student attempts to gather the patient’s medical history. Both the instructor and SP then give the student constructive feedback afterwards.MethodThe aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of the SP’s roleplay and feedback, using a self-created questionnaire. Additionally, we wanted to gauge the differences between the students’ and teachers’ evaluations of the SP’s role playing performance and feedback.ResultsThe questionnaire was completed by 529 students and 29 teachers who attended the training. Overall, both students and teachers evaluated the SPs’ performance and feedback very well. In comparison to the responses given by the teachers, more students reported that the “SP overacted” while fewer students believed that the “SP could be a real patient”. The feedback given by the SP was evaluated similarly by students and teachers, suggesting that students are able to recognize the quality of constructive feedback. Furthermore, the SP’s quality of roleplaying was evaluated as the poorest while playing the psychiatric disorder “depression/suicidal tendencies.”ConclusionsOur study showed that students and teachers appreciate SPs’ competence of role play and of giving feedback. However, further studies should be performed to figure out why both students and teachers alike evaluated the played psychiatric disorder “depression/suicidal tendencies” to be the worst.

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Standardized patients in psychiatry – the best way to learn clinical skills?

Himmelbauer

Seitz²,

Seidman

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BMC Med Educ

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“…Simpson [ 1 ] has conducted a thorough review of the literature with regard to the educational utility of simulations in teaching history and physical examination skills in diagnosing breast cancer. The findings from the literature seem to be clear-simulation methods appear to have a positive effect on students' clinical and communication skills in this important field.…”

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