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A Standardized Patient’s Perspective of Health Communication (HLOL #227)
Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast
English - September 01, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science health literacy helen osborne learning education teaching hlol Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Kip Clark describes himself as being passionate about better and more meaningful communication. This belief guides his work as a standardized patient with medical students and as a podcast host and producer. Clark came to working as a standardized patient work from a background in improv comedy. He is a graduate of Kenyon College with […]
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Kip Clark describes himself as being passionate about better and more meaningful communication. This belief guides his work as a standardized patient with medical students and as a podcast host and producer. Clark came to working as a standardized patient work from a background in improv comedy. He is a graduate of Kenyon College with a degree in English Literature.
In this podcast, Kip Clark and Helen Osborne discuss:
A “standardized patient” can be an actor who is trained to portray characteristics of a specific patient and examined by a medical student.
The goal of this work is to help medical students improve their communication skills in patient-provider interactions.
Tips and strategies about health communication that can apply in all settings. These include listening, being flexible, and authenticity.
More ways to learn:
A quick search of “Standardized Patient” can lead to many interesting links including about programs, training, and job opportunities. I found this video from the University of Mississippi Medical Center especially helpful, What is a Standardized Patient?
Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition, by Helen Osborne. Especially relevant to this podcast is the chapter, “You: Compassion, Empathy, and Humanity.”
Read a transcript of this podcast.
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