Poster: EDHP-Medical Simulation as a Competency-based Assessment within Physician Assistant Education

• In Event: Gallery Walk Showcase
  In Showcase Session: Gallery 04 - Distance Learning Across Contexts

Short Description

The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify if a competency-based high fidelity simulation exercise had appropriate construct validity and rater consistency for use as a high-stakes summative assessment for physician assistant students. Correlation between learner performance on the simulation exam and in required Supervised Clinical Training Experiences for measures of communication skills and patient care skills was also explored.

Authors

• Presenter: Michele Toussaint, Health Professions Education

• Presenter: Brett E. Shelton, Boise State University