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Educational and Assessment Activities

Services provided at the Gearhart Clinical Skills Center include, but are not limited to:

General administrative responsibilities/services

• Recruit SPs able to participate in numerous learning and evaluation activities both at the CSC and at remote locations
• Develop SP clinical cases for learner/patient encounters
• Develop learner evaluation materials, including SP checklists and encounter note rubrics
• Provide video monitoring and recording of learning encounters
• Provide setup and administration of assessment and learning activities, including:
  • Scheduling SPs and learners
  • Planning and “dry run” meetings
  • Preparing the learning space (e.g., clinic rooms and computer stations)
  • Developing/preparing evaluation materials
  • Compiling and distributing evaluation data

Learner-related responsibilities/services

• Provide learners with formative and summative feedback, including:
  • Immediate SP feedback
  • Exam results
  • Opportunities for video review and remediation
  • Group cases for skill development
  • Mini-lessons/activities

Faculty-related responsibilities/services

• Assist faculty with developing assessment and learning activities for learners, including interprofessional activities, utilizing SPs
• Provide faculty with learner performance data to support curriculum evaluation and development

SP-related responsibilities/services

• Train SPs in professional skills, including
  • Simulating a variety of clinical presentations
  • Evaluating learners
  • Delivering learner feedback with emphasis on communication skills