Standardized Patients' Accuracy in Recording Checklist Items during Clinical Performance Examinations

Purpose: Standardized patients participate in clinical performance examinations not only to simulate case scenarios but also to evaluate the performance of students using a checklist. The accuracy in checking off checklist items is one of the most important factors determining the reliability of this examination. The purposes of this study were to determine the SP's overall accuracy in recording checklist items, and whether their accuracy was affected by certain characteristics of checklist items.