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 Patient Program
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.
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.
Become a Standardized Patient
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is recruiting SPs in the training and evaluation of healthcare professionals, including medical, nursing, prehospital, public health, and social work trainees. As a SP, you may be audio or video-recorded during simulated encounters for quality assurance and training purposes only. No prior acting experience is necessary.
Candidates must demonstrate flexibility and reliability with scheduling and assignments, as this a part-time paid position.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Samantha Syms, MS, CHSE
Director, Standardized Patient Program
ssyms@miami.edu
305-243-2873
