Trial reportBMC medical education2023
Student standardized patients versus occupational standardized patients for improving clinical competency among TCM medical students: a 3-year prospective randomized study.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- How prior spectacle prescriptions shape diagnostic behavior: evidence from a randomized field experiment on vision care in Western China.BMC health services research · 2025Trial
- Application of PBL in combination with the SP teaching method in the clinical teaching of orthopedics and traumatology.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
- Faculty standardized patients versus traditional teaching method to improve clinical competence among traditional Chinese medicine students: a prospective randomized controlled trial.BMC medical education · 2024Trial
- Virtual Standardized Patients Versus Traditional Academic Training for Improving Clinical Competence Among Traditional Chinese Medicine Students: Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Integrated model of Student Standardized Patients and peer assessment enhances SOAP note proficiency in obstetrics and gynecology residency.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- A qualitative exploration of quality assurance for standardized patient in China.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of student standardized patients combined with situational simulation on teaching outcomes of acute and severe gastrointestinal tumors.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundStandardized patient (SP) simulations are well-recognized patterns for practicing clinical skills and interactions. Our previous study showed that a simulation program using occupational SP for Traditional Chinese Medicine (OSP-TCMs) was efficient, however, a high cost and time-intensive nature have limited its use. TCM postgraduates trained as student SPs (SSP-TCMs) present a potentially cost-effective alternative. The purpose of this study was to examine and determine whether SSP simulation offered more benefits over didactic training alone for improving clinical competency among TCM medical students, and conduct a multifaceted analysis comparing SSP-TCMs and OSP-TCMs.
methodsThis was a prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Fourth-year TCM undergraduates were recruited as trainees from the Clinical Medical School, Chengdu University of TCM. Data were collected from September 2018 to December 2020. Trainees were randomly divided into the three following groups: traditional method training group, OSP-TCM training group, and SSP-TCM training group (1:1:1). At the end of a 10-week curriculum, trainees received a two-station examination comprising a systematic online knowledge test and an offline clinical performance examination. Post-training and post-exam questionnaires were administered to collect feedback from these trainees.
resultsStudents assigned to the SSP-TCM training and OSP-TCM training groups received favorable marks for the "systematic knowledge test" and "TCM clinical skills" (2018, P
conclusionSimulation training for SSP-TCMs and OSP-TCMs showed great benefits for enhancing clinical competency. SSP-TCM simulation was feasible, practical, and cost-effective, and may serve as an alternative method to OSP-TCM simulation.
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