Presentation
Poster: Evaluating Medical Spanish Proficiency: How Good are Students at Self-Assessment?
Physician Assistant Education Association Annual National Forum
(2018)
Abstract
Rationale:
- Medical Spanish courses require intensive resources and faculty time
- Reliable tools are needed to track student proficiency and course effectiveness
Study Aims:
- Describe student proficiency scores on a Spanish Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) using a 6-pt scale
- Compare students and standardized patients (SP) with expert faculty scores
- Compare student self-rated baseline and current scores for scale interpretability
Methods:
- Cross-sectional design
- Single-station OSCE
- Midpoint of a 14-month longitudinal curriculum
Keywords
- Medical Spanish,
- Language proficiency,
- OSCE
Publication Date
October, 2018
Location
Anaheim, CA
Citation Information
Christopher Forest, Desiree Lie and Regina Richter-Lagha. "Poster: Evaluating Medical Spanish Proficiency: How Good are Students at Self-Assessment?" Physician Assistant Education Association Annual National Forum (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christopher-forest/48/