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Simulated patient centre helps students learn diagnoses
BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0206176b (Published 01 June 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:0206176b- Samena Chaudhry1
- 1Birmingham
Students at the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine have been learning through a different sort of patient recently.
The college has developed a centre to house patient simulators and a standardised patient program. The Clinical Skills Training And Assessment Center (CSTAC) is home to a number of machines that teach students how to identify a variety of illnesses.
At CSTAC, before working with actual patients, the students have the opportunity to …
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