Nov. 8—Amy Pyatt, of Joplin, never pictured herself becoming an actress, but her part-time job posing as a sick patient at Kansas City University-Joplin has helped dozens of medical students gain ...

Karri Livingston remembers the “Seinfeld” episode with Kramer as a simulated patient. It still makes her laugh. She began as a simulated patient at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in ...

They're actors, but they don't perform on stage or in front of cameras. And they don't do drama or comedy. Rather, they specialize in injuries and illnesses. "I've had every disease you can imagine," ...

Touring a center where medical students will train on life-like simulation models before entering operating and exam rooms, Dr. Chad Epps almost shudders at the memory of how physicians of his ...

Tampa, FL (Sept. 2, 2011) -- Medical students who practiced on a patient simulator before assisting in real-life vaginal deliveries scored significantly higher on their final examinations than did ...

University sophomore Kareem Ezzat wants to become a doctor one day but until he can apply for medical school, he is just going to help train other students. Ezzat, along with 49 other participants, ...

The Clinical Simulation Center at the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing on the University of Wyoming campus houses quite a variety of activity and resources: Skills Lab Simulations: "Low-Fidelity" ...

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The use of simulation techniques in medical education, such as lifelike mannequins and computer systems, results in improved patient care, better outcomes and other benefits, according to a study.

Well-designed simulations can give future public service practitioners safe, meaningful opportunities to collaborate across disciplines and build skills vital for supporting vulnerable people ...