Research Article: Actual and Standardized Patient Evaluations of Medical Students’ Skills

Research Article: Actual and Standardized Patient Evaluations of Medical Students’ Skills
Lead Author: Amelia L. Sattler, MD
Submitted by: Janice Radway, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

It may be grating for many of us SP educators to hear the term “Actual Patient” as a way to distinguish from Standardized Patient, since we are all actual patients at some point and our feelings and feedback are valid. However, it is interesting to read this study that compared medical students’ ratings from SPs and the patients the students saw in their clinical rotations (APs). The authors of the study found that “feedback from APs provides unique perspectives, complementing those of SPs, and prompts insights into incorporating patients’ voices and values into training.” Read the full article in Family Medicine here.

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