Link: pahwa.developdc.net (username: test_user_1; password:password_1)
This project tested the efficacy of utilizing standardized patients to improve a student’s knowledge and practice of high value care. The project plan called for (1) developing a standardized patient scenario that can be used to train learners how to effectively practice high value care, (2) educating medical students about the diagnostic limitations of laboratory tests and radiologic imaging and how to translate into patient friendly language, and (3) exposing students to the costs of healthcare to insurance companies and the patient.
Participating Institutions: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Submitting Author: Amit K. Pahwa, MD
Project Type: Technology and Teaching
Year Awarded: FY2015