Changes in Student Performance and Confidence with a Standardized Patient and Standardized Colleague...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Interprofessional Healthcare Education
• Simulation in Healthcare

Background:

• Effective communication and collaboration are crucial in healthcare.
• Standardized patient and colleague interactions offer valuable training opportunities.
• Assessing the impact of interprofessional activities on student development is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate how a standardized patient and colleague interprofessional activity affects student performance.
• To measure changes in student confidence communicating with patients and physicians.

Main Methods:

• Third-year professional students participated in practice and final activities.
• Activities included standardized patient and colleague interactions and SOAP note preparation.
• Performance was assessed using rubrics; confidence was measured via pre/post surveys.

Main Results:

• Students showed significant performance improvement in patient communication, SOAP notes, and overall activity from practice to final assessments.
• A notable increase in student confidence was observed in communicating with both patients and physicians post-activity.

Conclusions:

• Active learning and integrated assessments enhance student performance in healthcare education.
• Interprofessional education positively impacts students' confidence in professional communication.