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Faculty of Health Sciences

Standardized Patient Training

Standardized patient (SP) training is designed to ensure that all SPs are comfortable with, and prepared for, various settings: in-person, virtual, hi-fidelity, in-situ simulations, and to refine role portrayal and feedback skills.

SPs undergo multiple levels of training, beginning immediately upon hiring and continuing throughout their employment:

General orientation on the purpose of SPs, simulation settings, expectations of SPs etc.
Virtual platform trainings
Delivering effective feedback from the patient perspective
Training on specific cases suitable for the SP’s demographic
Role specific training – e.g., urogenital teaching associates (UTAs) and gynecological teaching associates (GTAs)
All university required Health & Safety Training