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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVE, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Clinical Competence, Communication, Curriculum, Diffusion of Innovation, Education, Medical, Undergraduate, Humans, Internet, Learning, Narration, Physician-Patient Relations, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Schools, Medical, Statistics as Topic, Students, Medical.
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Do standardized patient-narrated web-based learning modules improve students ' communication skills on a high-stakes clinical skills examination? Context: Use of web-based standardized patient (SP) modules is associated with improved medical student history-taking and physical examination skills on clinical performance examinations (CPX), but a benefit for communication skills has not been shown. We describe an innovative web-based SP module using detailed SP and faculty commentary to teach communication skills. A public medical school in 2008-2009. Fourth-year medical students. A 90-minute web-based module with three simulated clinical encounters was narrated by an expert clinician and SP to explain expected history-taking, physical examination, and communication skills behaviors. All 147 students were encouraged to review the module one month before the CPX. One hundred and six students (72%) viewed the web-based module. Students who watched the module performed significantly higher on the CPX communication score (+2.67%, p < 0.01) and overall score (+2.12%, p = 0.03), even after controlling for USMLE Step 1 and clerkship summary ratings. Use of the module did not significantly affect history/physical examination scores (+1.89%, p = 0.12).
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Students who watched an optional web-based SP module prior to the CPX performed higher than those who did not on communication skills. The web-based module appears to be an effective CPX preparatory activity to enhance communication performance. Final Decision: yes