Duke-NUS Clinical Performance Centre (CPC) and Standardised Patient Programme

The 10 examination rooms of the CPC are designed to look like consultation rooms and are equipped with audio-visual recording equipment. To further optimize our students’ learning experiences, the CPC houses human patient simulators and various other task trainers. All activities conducted at the CPC are integrated with the curriculum to allow the students to apply theoretical knowledge in a realistic medical setting. One of the major uses of the CPC is to teach and assess clinical skills. History taking and communication skills are practiced and assessed using SPs while physical examination is taught and assessed through SPs, Real Patients and simulators.

Standardised Patient Programme

 
Standardised Patients (SPs) are individuals who are carefully trained to portray patient roles. The similarity of these portrayals to real patient situations allows our students to practice interviewing patients in a very authentic environment. By using SPs rather than real patients for an assessment, every student can be assessed in a standardized encounter which increases the validity of the assessment. These simulated doctor-patient encounters are closely monitored under the guidance of Duke-NUS faculty members and are recorded for the purpose of learning and assessment. The simulated encounter is also a powerful tool for teaching and assessing the communication and procedural skills of medical students.

• Standardised Patient Programme Application Form