From: Role-play for medical students learning about communication: Guidelines for maximising benefits
• Use the checklist to identify which skills the interviewer uses in the consultation. |
• Facilitate the feedback process. The following points provide a structure for feedback. |
• The following questions may be helpful in staying focused on your task and ensuring a balance. |
â—‹ Can you briefly state how you felt during the interview? |
â—‹ Can you describe two aspects of the interview that worked well? |
   • Observer asks the role-play patient: |
â—‹ Can you identify two communication skills that the interviewer used that were effective? |
   • Observer provides specific feedback on two skills that s/he observed worked well |
   • Observer asks the interviewer: |
â—‹ Can you identify two aspects of the interview that you would do differently if you could repeat the interview? |
   • Observer asks the role-play patient: |
â—‹ Can you identify two communication skills that the student could have used to improve the interview? |
   • Observer provides feedback on two skills that could have improved the interview |
   • Observer summarises the feedback on things that worked well and things to improve |
   • Interviewer receives written feedback from observer and role-play patient |