Application of standardized patients in the teaching of preoperative evaluations of anesthesia residents / 基础医学与临床

ABSTRACT

Standardized patients (SPs) are trained to portray a specific patient in a consistent, standardized fash-ion. SPs are widely used in many medical schools,and its efficacy for education and evaluation in the medical com-munity has been well established. Preoperative evaluation by anesthesiologist is a critical aspect of patient safety. But there are several defects in the current anesthesia education of preoperative evaluation and management. The residents are not provided with enough skills that are needed in the clinical practice and this sbortage may be com-pansated by SPs simulation. As a supplement of traditional teaching methods,SPs may improve the efficiency in the teaching of preoperative evaluation and enhance the competence of anesthesia residents.