Lead Author: Adesola C. Odole
Submitted by: Amy Lorion, NBOME

Odole et al. describe their objective as “to investigate the understanding and views of physiotherapy students and lecturers regarding simulated patient (SP) participation in clinical examinations” with the aim to “improve the integration of SPs into clinical training for young physiotherapists, ultimately enhancing both student preparedness and patient care.” They approached this through a mixed-method study, combining a survey with focus group discussions, with 207 clinical students and 37 lecturers participating. They found that, while “both students and lecturers have a positive perception of the involvement of SPs in clinical examinations… [p]hysiotherapy students in South-West Nigeria have a low level of knowledge about the involvement of simulated patients in clinical examinations compared to their lecturers,” a disparity they argue suggests “that current educational strategies may not effectively convey the importance and utility of SPs to all students.”

Read the full article in the Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy here.

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