Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Using Standardized Patients to Help Teach Physical Diagnosis.

Hasle, Josie L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ488171

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Publication Date: 1994

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Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Using Standardized Patients to Help Teach Physical Diagnosis.

Hasle, Josie L.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v69 n7 p567-70 Jul 1994

By incorporating the use of standardized patients to teach basic physical examination skills, Tulane University School of Medicine reduced faculty teaching hours substantially and saved money. Student performance on objective structured clinical examinations did not change, and students' course evaluations improved. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Medical Education, Patients, Physical Examinations, Professional Education, Simulation, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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