Providing Informed Consent: A Standardized Case.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

From the first day of residency, residents may be required to consent patients for interventions, procedures, or tests. The ability to perform an informed consent is considered one of the Association of American Medical College's Core Entrustable Professional Activities for entering residency. This case provides learners with the opportunity to obtain informed consent for a lumbar puncture procedure and to receive immediate structured feedback on their performance. This is a formative assessment, which has been used with both senior medical students and first-year residents at our institution.

Methods

The case involves a standardized patient with a history of leukemia who presents to the emergency department with a headache, fever, and lethargy. The learner is c

SUBMITTER: Kempner S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6464558 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature