A smartphone-based online platform for clinical skills training and assessment with standardized patients

Platform development and pilot study outcomes

Bibliographic Data

ID15328772
AuthorsSurong Jiang (Department of Geriatric Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China), Huanhuan Chen (0000-0002-8117-4410, Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China), Xiaozhi Wang (0000-0002-4290-9023, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China), Liling Chen (0000-0002-3062-5568, Nanjing Medical University), Binlin Luo (Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China), Lars Konge (0000-0002-1258-5822, Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Copenhagen, Denmark), Junjie Du (0000-0002-1385-2427, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, corresponding author), Hua Huang (0000-0002-2116-1052, Nanjing Medical University, corresponding author), Huang Hua (0000-0002-6722-010X, Medical Simulation Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue1
Pages2187954-2187954
Publication date2023-03-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Education Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10872981.2023.2187954
PMID36908080
OpenAlexW4324018351
LanguageEN
References cited25

There are limitations and difficulties in the management of traditional in-person standardized patient (SP) practice. The latest developments in online communication tools and the COVID-19 pandemic have promoted the needs for online clinical skills training objectively. However, existing commercial online platforms may not meet the requests for SP-based medical simulation. This paper described the methodology applied to develop a smartphone-based online platform for the management of clinical skills training and assessment with remote SPs, and aimed to determine whether this new platform is acceptable or useful through a pilot run in September 2020. The post-run survey including questionnaire inspired by technological acceptance model and determinants of the perceived ease of use was used to assess the acceptability and usefulness of the platform. Twenty four-year students of clinical medicine participated in the pilot study with twenty SPs and ten faculties. Data from the post-run survey showed that there was a general recognition that the platform is easy to use among all the users. Two questions regarding the usefulness of the platform showed significant differences between the SPs/faculties and the students. More SPs found the platform useful as a training method than the students did. The faculties showed more attempts than the students to use this platform for clinical skills training in the future. This smartphone-based online platform was widely accepted among the tested students, SPs and faculties, which meets the requests and challenges of the new era. It provides an effective approach for clinical skills training and assessment with remote SPs

Human–computer interaction · Medical education · Multimedia · Smartphone application · Usability · Computer Science · Medicine · Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare · Social Media in Health Education · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

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