Defining responsibilities of simulated patients in medical education

Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Debra NestelJenny Higham

Abstract

Simulated patients (SPs) play a critical role in medical education. The development of SP methodology has resulted in wide ranging responsibilities. For SPs to work effectively, we believed it was important to clearly articulate their responsibilities, and that this would be best achieved by consultation with all stakeholders-SPs, students, tutors, and administrators. As part of a quality assurance initiative, we designed a questionnaire and focus group study to explore stakeholders' perceptions of the responsibilities of SPs in teaching. Convenience and purposive sampling was used to recruit participants to questionnaires and focus groups, respectively. Data were analyzed thematically. Eighty-six questionnaires were collected, and six focus groups were conducted. Five sets of guidelines on responsibilities were produced. In addition, guidelines were established for feedback that SPs and tutors could use to maximize impact. The results highlight the complexity of SP-based teaching. Clarification of all stakeholders' responsibilities demonstrates the importance of a team approach to SP-based teaching. Focusing attention on just one set of stakeholder's responsibilities is unlikely to improve perception of quality. The process fo...Continue Reading

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