The Gerontologist, Vol 35, Issue 1 61-66, Copyright © 1995 by The Gerontological Society of America

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A standardized patient program in a mandatory geriatrics clerkship for medical students

G Gold, C Hadda, B Taylor, R Tideiksaar and M Mulvihill
Henry L. Schwartz Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029.

This article describes the development and implementation of a new standardized patient program in a required geriatrics clinical clerkship for fourth-year medical students. A student survey was also conducted to provide evaluations of the program and to determine the frequency with which students' clinical skills are directly evaluated by faculty. Thirty-six percent reported never having been observed while obtaining a history and 24% having been observed only once; 26% had never been observed while completing a physical examination and 39% had been observed only once. The implementation of a standardized patient program provided students with direct feedback on their clinical skills and was rated positively, (good, very good, or outstanding) by 76% of the students.

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