Web-based objective structured clinical examination with remote standardized patients and Skype: Resident experience

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-62

  Langenau, Erik ^a   Kachur, Elizabeth ^b   Horber, Dot ^b  

^a PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Board of Medical Examiners   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; E Learning; Formative assessment; Online learning; Remote standardized patients; Synchronous distance learning; Web based objective structured clinical examination

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING STYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHING; TELEMEDICINE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84902259921     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.04.016     Document Type: Article

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