Coaching Standardized Patients

Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; List of Figures and Tables; PART ONE: Coaching Competencies: Developing the Skill Sets Needed for Coaching Standardized Patients; * Introduction: The Art and Practice of Coaching Standardized Patients The Collaboration in Standardized Patient Work; * The Uniqueness of Standardized Patient Work; * Some Qualities of Effective Coaches; * The Importance of Selecting the Right SPs; * The Skills Needed to Be an SP; * The Skills Needed to Be an SP Coach; * Chapter Summary; * Looking Ahead; * Clinical Skills: Acquiring the Basic Doctoring Skills; * Learning the Four Clinical Skill Sets; * Portraying the Medical Student With the SPs; * Chapter Summary; * Looking Ahead; * Acting: Understanding How the SPs Portray the Patient; * Getting Into the Patient's Psyche; * Familiarizing Ourselves With the Actor's Tools; * The Interconnectedness of Acting, Directing, and SP Coaching; * The Art of Acting: A Model for Enhancing Patient Portrayals; * Chapter Summary; * Looking Ahead; * Directing: Coaching to Deepen the SPs' Performances; * The Relationship of the Coach/Director With the SPs; * Chapter Summary; * Looking Ahead; PART TWO: Training Procedures: Finding and Training the Standardized Patients; * Casting: Finding the Right Standardized Patients; * Recruitment; * Auditioning; * Selection; * Chapter Summary; * Looking Ahead; * Training the Standardized Patients: An Overview; * General Guidelines for Training; * Training Session One: Familiarization with the Case; * Notes to the SP Coach About Training Session One; * Training Session Two: Learning to Use the Checklist; * Principles for Checklist Coaching; * The Goal of Training Session Two; * The Training Setting; * Summary of the Training Activities; * Reminders; * Session Two Training Activities; * Preparation of the SPs for Training Session Three; * The Coach's Preparation for Training Session Three; * Training Session Three: Putting It All Together; * Training Session Four: The First Dress Rehearsal; * Training Options: Variations on the Training Sessions; * Determining the SP Training Necessary; * Reorganizing the Activities of the Middle Training Sessions; * The Practice Exam: The Final Dress Rehearsal; * The Goal of the Practice Exam; * The Practice Exam Setting; * Summary of the Practice Exam Activities; * Reminders; * The Practice Exam Activities; * Preparation of the SPs for the Actual Exam; * The Coach's Preparation for the CPX - and Examination Follow-up Activities; * Afterword; * References; * Additional Readings; * Appendix A: Maria Gomez Case Materials; * Appendix B: SP Administrative Forms.