Training and application of standardized patients in otolaryngology / 基础医学与临床

Objective To investigate the application of standardized patients in the department of otolaryngology. Methods Two otolaryngology scripts were designed and four standardized patients were trained. Ten students were offered standardized patients teaching twice. Students' and clinical teachers' feedback, as well as objective grading for each student were analyzed. Results The performance scores for all the standardized patients were o-ver 4 points(1-5 points). Standardized patients and clinical teachers have a high degree of consistency in grad-ing the students. 70%(7/10) of the students considered standardized patients' immediate comment as the most benefits. Conclusions Well trained standardized patients are competent for the role of an actor,evaluator and in-structor in teaching and assessing students. The standardized patients as a teaching component should be promoted in otolaryngology.

The related factors of the application of standardized patients in the clinical skills examination of medical practitioners / 基础医学与临床

There are several special advantages of the application of standardized patients ( SPs) in the assessments of clinical skills examination of medical practitioners .However , this application in China is restricted by some limit factors, such as the shortage of SP trainers and SPs , the huge funds needed and the imbalance of regional develop-ment.The suggestion to overcome those limitation and to promote SPs be applied to the clinical skills examination of medical practitioners are as follow: the preparatory of regional university union of SPs , the introduction of social capital to participate in and the adoption of the mode of scale operation .

The Application of Standardized Patients in the Education of Ethics and Physician-Patient Communication Skills for American Resident Doctors.An Observational Study / 中国医学伦理学

Standardized patients are now serving as an important vehicle in the education of ethics and physician-patient communication skills for American resident doctors.This observational study introduces the background,design and implement of the education of ethics and physician-patient communication skills,and describes the author's personal experiences as an a trained standardized patient in the ethics and communication training workshop for American residents.Some experiences are concluded on related issues including expected roles of teachers,teaching philosophy,SPs design,supportive environment building,and some primary assumptions on applying SPs to Chinese medical education.