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Home Research Research Library Value of information in virtual patient performance evaluations Value of information in virtual patient performance evaluations 2008 Author(s) Sumner, W, and Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Clinical Simulation, Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Source The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) uses virtual patients (VP) in Maintenance of Certification. User queries might be evaluated by calculating diagnostic value of information (VOI). Typical primary care queries address concerns far beyond efficient diagnosis. We identify practical constraints on VOI scoring in simulations of primary care practice. We imagine a Bayesian physician as the ideal candidate for VOI scoring. Bayesian physicians require an explicit decision making perspective and many local data. ABFM Research Read all 2023 Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) Go to Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) 2021 Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake Go to Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake 2016 Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt Go to Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt 2019 PROGRESS ON A PILOT PROGRAM OF RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT DURING RESIDENCY Go to PROGRESS ON A PILOT PROGRAM OF RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT DURING RESIDENCY
Author(s) Sumner, W, and Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Clinical Simulation, Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Source
ABFM Research Read all 2023 Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) Go to Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) 2021 Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake Go to Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake 2016 Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt Go to Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt 2019 PROGRESS ON A PILOT PROGRAM OF RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT DURING RESIDENCY Go to PROGRESS ON A PILOT PROGRAM OF RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT DURING RESIDENCY
2023 Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional) Go to Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional)
2021 Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake Go to Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake
2016 Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt Go to Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt
2019 PROGRESS ON A PILOT PROGRAM OF RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT DURING RESIDENCY Go to PROGRESS ON A PILOT PROGRAM OF RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT DURING RESIDENCY
