Comparison of Assessment by a Virtual Patient and by Clinician-Educators of Medical Students' History-Taking Skills: Exploratory Descriptive Study (Preprint)

• DOI: 10.2196/preprints.14428
• Publication Date: 2019-04-23T22:12:41Z
• Authors: Jean Setrakian; Geneviève Gauthier; Linda Bergeron; Martine Chamberland; Christina St-Onge
• Keywords: Interview; Virtual patient

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> A virtual patient (VP) can be a useful tool to foster the development of medical history–taking skills without inherent constraints bedside setting. Although VPs hold promise contributing students’ skills, documenting and assessing acquired through VP is challenge. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> We propose framework for automated assessment history taking within software then test this by comparing scores with judgment 10 clinician-educators (CEs). <title>METHODS</title> built upon 4 domains assessed (breadth, depth, logical sequence, interviewing technique), adapting these implemented into specific environment. total CEs watched screen recordings 3 students assess their performance first globally each domains. <title>RESULTS</title> The provided were slightly higher but comparable those given global technique. For breadth, 2 compared CE scores. <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> Findings suggest that gives results akin would generated CEs. Developing model what constitutes good history-taking in contexts may provide insights how generally think about assessment.