Assessment of clinical competence of medical students by using standardized patients with musculoskeletal problems
Arthritis & RheumatismPublished 1 March 1993
Karen J. Connell, James Sinacore, Frank R. Schmid, Rowland W. Chang, Susan G. Perlman
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Standardized patient-based tests can be structured to provide enlightening information about medical students' clinical competence with regard to musculoskeletal problems.
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OBJECTIVE: To assess medical students' clinical competence in addressing musculoskeletal problems. METHODS: Nineteen junior medical students completed 2 standardized patient-based tests structured to capture their clinical decisions from undiagnosed chief complaint to management. RESULTS: No student approached the highest possible score on either test, and the students as a group received less than half the possible points on 5 important aspects of diagnostic reasoning. CONCLUSION: Standardized patient-based tests can be structured to provide enlightening information about medical students' clinical competence with regard to musculoskeletal problems.
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