Using an OSCE to assess the ability of residents to manage problems in womenʼs health

The Role of Computer‐Assisted Simulation in Nurse Practitioner Education

“…Videotaped and phone simulations have also been very positively critiqued by baccalaureate students as helping them to develop critical thinking skills when paired with guidance from clinical faculty (Johnson, Zerwic, & Thies, 1999). A report of observations made during an OSCA program for medical residents identified the use of simulations in detecting areas of deficit in student problem solving and interpersonal skills and in identifying areas of curricular weakness (Kwolek, Witzke, Blue, Schwartz, & Sloan, 1997).…”

Musculoskeletal Women's Health Education in Physiatry: A Mismatch in Residency Education and Clinical Practice

“…Despite making up the small majority of the population, living longer, and experiencing higher levels of chronic musculoskeletal illness, women face inadequate, disparate, and poorly coordinated care for routine medical issues . One possible driving factor in the inadequate health care of women is that medical education and medical management decisions were historically founded on gender‐biased research studies.…”

“…Despite making up the small majority of the population, living longer, and experiencing higher levels of chronic musculoskeletal illness, women face inadequate, disparate, and poorly coordinated care for routine medical issues. [20][21][22] One possible driving factor in the inadequate health care of women is that medical education and medical management decisions were historically founded on gender-biased research studies. These biased studies reported outcomes based on homogeneous samples of Caucasian men with normal body mass indices (BMIs) largely due to a lack of inclusion of women, other races, or other ethnicities.…”

The surgical oncologist and cancer education: Mandate or missed opportunity?

“…Medical school surveys, residency surveys, and surveys of practicing physicians reflect the inadequacy of conventional cancer education [3][4][5][6][7]. A recent selfassessment study of a large cohort of surgical residents revealed a remarkably low level of competence regarding breast cancer-related knowledge and skills [8].…”

“…A recent selfassessment study of a large cohort of surgical residents revealed a remarkably low level of competence regarding breast cancer-related knowledge and skills [8]. More importantly, recent data from our institution and others generated from the testing of medical students and residents with objective standardized patient testing has uncovered numerous and important deficits in oncology-related skills and problem solving [2,7,[9][10][11][12]. Standardized patient testing underscores the fact that clinical competence is more than just knowledge and encompasses several domains, including clinical skills, technical and operative skills, problem solving and organizational skills, and interpersonal skills.…”