Standardized Patients

Our center uses Standardized Patients to simulate realistic patients for training purposes. Standardized Patients may be volunteers, fellow students, or professional Standardized Patients.

Standardized Patients are trained based on a standardized case or faculty-derived scenario. They are coached to present specific findings with a realistic social and emotional history. A Standardized Patient may be asked to document learner performance by completing a brief checklist or questionnaire about the encounter. In some cases, Standardized Patients provide feedback during a relaxed post-simulation debriefing session with students and faculty.

All Standardized Patients receive briefings and instructions on case portrayal techniques to facilitate learning and feedback methodology.

Interested in volunteering to be a standardized patient? Email Dr. Palmieri for more information.