A Comparison of Resident Performance on Real and Simulated Patients.

Norman, Geoffrey R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ268551

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Publication Date: 1982-Sep

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A Comparison of Resident Performance on Real and Simulated Patients.

Norman, Geoffrey R.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v57 n9 p708-15 Sep 1982

The relationship between performance on a simulated patient and a real patient presenting a similar clinical problem is examined. Ten residents in family and internal medicine interviewed and examined four actual and four simulated patients and correctly identified 67 percent as real or simulated. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Family Practice (Medicine), Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Medical Evaluation, Physician Patient Relationship, Simulation, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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