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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. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement 2021 Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign Go to Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign 2020 Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery Go to Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery
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 2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement 2021 Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign Go to Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign 2020 Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery Go to Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery
2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians
2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
2021 Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign Go to Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign
2020 Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery Go to Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery