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Lessons learned from an adolescent simulated patient educational program: Five years of experience
Lonneke Bokken1, Jan Van Dalen, Albert Scherpbier
1The university of Maastricht, The Netherlands. l.bokken@EDUC.unimaas.nl
Adolescent standardized patients (SPs) in medical education are highly valued by teachers and students. This program has matured over five years, with improved feedback quality from adolescent SPs.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Standardized Patient Programs
Background:
- Adolescent standardized patients (SPs) are rarely reported in medical education.
- This study evaluates an undergraduate program utilizing adolescent SPs over a five-year period.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the views of teachers, students, and adolescent SPs on the program.
- To identify changes and improvements in the adolescent SP program over time.
Main Methods:
- Adolescent girls portrayed patients seeking oral contraceptives.
- Students, adolescent SPs, and faculty completed validated questionnaires (MaSP) on their experiences.
Main Results:
- Student ratings for adolescent SP performance averaged 7.5-8 out of 10.
- Teachers and adolescent SPs reported positive program evaluations.
- Feedback quality from adolescent SPs improved, despite noted difficulties.
Conclusions:
- The adolescent SP program is highly valued by all participants.
- Programmatic changes based on feedback have led to its maturation.
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