The Wasson Center for Clinical Skills provides services in the development and design of clinical skills teaching activities and assessments using both patient simulation and standardized patients to educate students, residents, and practicing healthcare professionals. The following services are provided by our experienced, professional staff:

  • Blueprint development;
  • Case selection and development;
  • Checklist development and scoring;
  • SP recruitment, training, scheduling and payment;
  • Administration of the assessment or activity;
  • Analysis, reporting, and interpretation of results.

The Wasson Center's Services in Action:

I. UGME Curriculum:

 

Activity

Prologue

Interview and Vitals
Coached Patient Interview

Step One

SP Interview - Listening to the Medical Story
SP Interview - Hearing, Recording & Telling the Medical Story I 
SP Interview - Hearing, Recording & Telling the Medical Story II
Surface Anatomy (for HDS)

Step Two

PIPE (Practice Interview and Physical Exam)
SP Interview #1

Bridge

Abnormal Physical Exam Findings

Step Three

SP Interview #2
SP Interview #3
SP Interview #4
SP Interview #5
SP Interview #6
ENT
POMS Dermatology Clinical Patient Exercise
Clinical Skills Assessment II (CSA II)

Activities at Akron, Canton, and Youngstown hospitals:

  • Clinical Breast and Screening Physical Exam
  • Branched Exam Proficiency Test
  • Male GU and Prostate Examination
  • GYN Demonstrations
  • Gynecological Teaching Associates (GTA) Sessions
  • Human Sexuality Session

Step Four

Clinical Prologue
Intersession I
Intersession II
Internal Medicine CSA (CSA III)
OB-GYN CSA
OB-GYN GTA
Psychiatry CSA

Step Five

Clinical Skills Assessment IV (CSA IV)
Clinical Epilogue

II. Departmental Assessments and Activities

Community Health Science Division: Medcamp Standardized Patient Exercise

Admissions: Advanced Standing CSA and Clinicals

III. GME - Residents and Fellows

  • Emergency Medicine - Airway lab
  • Family Medicine - CSA
  • Family Medicine - Clinical training, Akron City Hospital and Aultman
  • Internal Medicine - CSA
  • OB-GYN - Clinical training, Aultman Hospital
  • Pediatrics - CSA
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows - CSA
  • Psychiatry - CSA
  • Surgery - CSA
    • Akron General Medical Center
    • Summa Health System
    • Forum Health Northside Medical Center
    • St. Elizabeth Health Center

IV. Regional Affiliated Program & Community Service Training/Assessment

  • Nursing Program
    • University of Akron Adult/Gero Nurse Practioner Program - CSA, Clinical training
    • Kent State University Nurse Practitioner - CSA
    • Malone College Advanced Practice Nurse Specialists - Clinical training
  • Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)
    • Portage County Crisis Intervention Training
    • Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage Co
    • Youngstown Mental Health Board
    • Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Service Board

 

V. National Training/Conferences

 
  • Coordinating Center of Excellence for Jail Diversion Alternatives - CIT
    • Akron Police Department (APD)
    • Summit County A.D.M.H. Board
    • National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
    • NEOUCOM's Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence
  • Office of CHPE - Pediatric Physical Diagnosis Conference
  • SUMMA DOVE (Developing Options for Violent Emergencies)