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Table 1 Breakdown of one afternoon of the practical course

From: Using standardized patients for undergraduate clinical skills training in an introductory course to psychiatry

Introduction

30 min

Discussion/preparation, allocation of tasks

Two sessions

60 min

2 students’ interview with SPs; other students as observer

 

5 min

Students reflect on allocated tasks, actor transitioning and preparation of feedback for the students

 
 

10 min

Structured feedback from the actor and discussion

 
 

25 min

Cases presented by students, open discussion of findings, discussion of peer feedback

 
 

5 min

Individual oral feedback from lecturer for the “interviewers” (followed by 30 min break and 2nd session)

Wrap-up

30 min

Discussion/debriefing

  1. Description and approximate duration of the different sections of one afternoon of the practical course.