Key Words: Educational Approaches Letters TO THE EDITOR: As a board examiner, and also as a residency director, the question of using actors as patients on the oral board in psychiatry has been of interest to me. I was very skeptical when I heard about the possibility of using actors in the role of scripted patients on the oral psychiatry examination. This possibility was conveyed to me at the last two examinations by the section directors on my team. In order to prove that it could not work, I established a weekly mock board in which one resident was the patient and the other the candidate. At the same time, the same two staff physicians acted as examiners. The results of this exercise follow and have changed my way of thinking completely. Because of the logistical difficulty in recruiting patients for the oral board examination in psychiatry, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has explored the option of using patient actors in the oral examination for psychiatry certification. There are several factors that are involved in examining this issue. The costs in time and money for medical centers to sponsor this process are extensive. This has
The Use of Patient-Actors on the Oral Psychiatric Examination and in the Residency Training Process
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Key Words: Educational Approaches Letters TO THE EDITOR: As a board examiner, and also as a residency director, the question of using actors as patients on the oral board in psychiatry has been of interest to me. I was very skeptical when I heard about the possibility of using actors in the role of scripted patients on the oral psychiatry examination. This possibility was conveyed to me at the last two examinations by the section directors on my team. In order to prove that it could not work, I established a weekly mock board in which one resident was the patient and the other the candidate. At the same time, the same two staff physicians acted as examiners. The results of this exercise follow and have changed my way of thinking completely. Because of the logistical difficulty in recruiting patients for the oral board examination in psychiatry, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has explored the option of using patient actors in the oral examination for psychiatry certification. There are several factors that are involved in examining this issue. The costs in time and money for medical centers to sponsor this process are extensive. This hasPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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The Use of Patient-Actors on the Oral Psychiatric Examination and in the Residency Training Process
Norton, John
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, Volume 24 (3): 176
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Sep 1, 2000
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