Introduction to this Web Site

• to write standardized student scripts,

• to train the students for their roles, and

• to organize the process so that it works optimally in conjunction with many faculty development programs

Standardized Medical Students

Using a standardized medical student as a teacher training method for attending physicians (clinical teachers) is relatively new. Its use has been documented twice in the medical education literature (Lesky and Wilkerson, 1994; Simpson, Lawrence and Krogull, 1992). However, neither of these papers describe the development of standardized medical students in a way that mirrors the well established design and use of standardized patients in medical education (Swanson and Stillman, 1990). Nor do the documented studies employ standardized medical students in the context of an ongoing institutionalized faculty development program.

For more information, view the Standardized Medical Students presentation.