Standardized Patient Program

Our mission is to provide Standardized Patient experiences to healthcare learners through feedback and evaluation. We engage learners to have empathy and equip them with the tools to provide a standard of care to our diverse community.

Standardized Patients (SPs) are trained to accurately and consistently recreate the history, personality, physical findings, emotions, and responses of actual patients in simulated clinical encounters. SPs are interviewed and examined by healthcare learners and are also trained to present effective feedback to learners in a safe, controlled environment. The Gordon Center’s Standardized Patient (SP) Program manages all SP participation in educational and/or assessment activities for the Gordon Center. The SP Program administers all training, scheduling, case materials, etc. for the performance of a SP including, but not limited to, participation in lectures, student sessions, and exams.

Standardized Patient Program

Some of our Requirements Include

  • Flexibility and reliability with scheduling and assignments.
  • Comfortable with using Zoom, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams – or is open to learning.
  • Ability to memorize information and scripts.
  • Ability to act out ailments and emotions.
  • Receptive to constructive feedback for quality assurance.