General characteristics and experiences of specialized standardized patients: breast teaching associate professionals

Standardized patients and teaching associates provide, reinforce, and evaluate the teaching of clinical skills to students and health care providers. As new needs and roles emerge for this method of teaching and evaluation, information is needed for recruitment, training, and retention. This article...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2002-09, Vol.17 (3), p.121-123
Main Authors: Coleman, Elizabeth Ann, Hardin, Susan M, Lord, Janet E, Heard, Jeanne K, Cantrell, Mary J, Coon, Sharon K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allied Health Personnel - education
Arkansas
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cancer
Clinical Competence
Death
Education, Medical - organization & administration
Educational Benefits
Examiners
Faculty, Medical
Family (Sociological Unit)
Female
Focus Groups
Group Discussion
Health Behavior
Health Services
Humans
Interviews
Male
Mass Screening
Medical Evaluation
Medical Oncology - education
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Patient Selection
Patients
Physical Examination
Physical Examinations
Preceptorship - methods
Preschool Teachers
Primary Health Care
Program Evaluation
Recruitment
Role Playing
Rural Health Services
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Standardized patients and teaching associates provide, reinforce, and evaluate the teaching of clinical skills to students and health care providers. As new needs and roles emerge for this method of teaching and evaluation, information is needed for recruitment, training, and retention. This article addresses the general characteristics and experiences of 12 Breast Teaching Associate Professionals (BTAPs) in a two-year NCI-funded study aimed to improve breast cancer screening practices of rural primary health care providers in Eastern Arkansas. Areas of focus are demographic characteristics, motivations for serving as BTAPs, their perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of the BTAP role, and the influence or impact the role had on their own health behaviors or personal lives. The evolving commitment to the value of this method of teaching and to health care education on this campus became stronger for many of the women as participation continued into other projects with further learning and specialization.
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154