How to become a 'standardized patient' to help educate new doctors and medical professionals

Annette Adams-Brown and Steve Harris (photo by Jim Howe) Annette
Adams-Brown and Steve Harris (photo by Jim Howe) Annette
Adams-Brown has been a "standardized patient" for 15 years, meaning
she has played the role of a patient seeking medical care for
doctors-in-training and other medical professionals at Upstate
Medical University. She does it because she likes contributing to
medical education. The standardized patient program is seeking a
varieity of people to represent the wide range of patients doctors
are likely to encounter, says Annette Adams-Brown has been a
"standardized patient" for 15 years, meaning she has played the
role of a patient seeking medical care for doctors-in-training and
other medical professionals at Upstate Medical University. She does
it because she likes contributing to medical education. The
standardized patient program is seeking a varieity of people to
represent the wide range of patients doctors are likely to
encounter, says Steve Harris Steve Harris, the director of
Upstate's Clinical Skills Center. He says men and women older than
16, of any ethnicity, are welcome. Applicants need to understand
English, but they do not need experience with medicine or acting.,
the director of Upstate's Clinical Skills Center. He says men and
women older than 16, of any ethnicity, are welcome. Applicants need
to understand English, but they do not need experience with
medicine or acting. Click here Click here to learn more. to learn
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