Patent ID: 8190080

Claim:
A method for managing a testing session in a clinical skills testing center comprising a plurality of assessment stations, wherein each of the plurality of assessment stations includes an input/output device and monitoring equipment, the method comprising: a) prior to the beginning of the testing session, configuring the plurality of assessment stations by associating each of the assessment stations with a case type; b) during the testing session, receiving electronic identification of a student at one of a plurality of assessment stations prior to the student commencing an encounter at the one assessment station; c) in response to receiving the student's identification, automatically assigning the student to the one assessment station for the encounter, wherein the encounter corresponds with the case type associated with the one assessment station; d) prompting the student to begin the encounter at the one assessment station via the input/output device associated with the one assessment station to record the encounter; and e) in response to the student beginning the encounter, automatically starting the monitoring equipment associated with the one assessment station; f) utilizing the monitoring equipment to time and record the encounter; g) storing the recorded encounter in a database, wherein the recorded encounter is automatically associated with at least the testing session and the student; and h) repeating steps (b) through (g) for the student at another of the plurality of assessment stations to enable the student to perform another encounter with a different case type.