Training standardized patients for undergraduate Psychiatry examinations: experience of a Malaysian university
- Author:
Suzaily Wahab
;
Rosdinom Razali
;
Ahmad Khaldun Ismail
;
Mohammad Arif Kamarudin
;
Noorlaili Mohd Tohit
;
Ruth Packiavathy Rajen Durai
;
Nabishah Mohamad
;
Harlina Halizah Siraj
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
standardized patients;
examination;
training;
psychiatry
- MeSH:
Education, Medical;
Psychiatry
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2015;11(2):29-34
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Simulated/ standardized patients (SPs) have become one of the significant components in today’s
medical education and students’ assessment. Some differences exist in the training method of SPs
for psychiatry examinations compared to other medical disciplines. This brief report highlights the
challenges encountered in the training process and methods to overcome those challenges. A wellstructured,
intensive training remains as one of the most important factors in ensuring standardization of
SPs for psychiatric examinations.
- Full text:P020151209537962810310.pdf
