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Validating a Standardized Patient Assessment Tool Using Published Professional Standards
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Background and Purpose. Standardized patient (SP) encounters are used to teach and assess various professional skills. Although well established in medical education, the validity of assessing student performance during SP encounters has not been adequately addressed in physical therapist education. This paper presents a method for validating an SP assessment tool for use in a high-stakes exam within a Doctor of Physical Therapy program using published professional standards.
Method Description and Evaluation. Faculty in a physical therapist education program developed an assessment tool for the first of 4 SP encounters students must pass to progress in the curriculum. Criteria …
