Simulated Patient- FAQs

Simulated Patients (SP's) are people who have been trained to accurately portray the role of a patient with a specific medical condition. The term "simulated patient" comes from the fact that SP's are specifically trained to not only represent the context of situations or problems, but to also consistently recreate that same situation or problem each time they encounter a student. Consequently, each student will see a patient with the same history and physical findings. Our faculty currently employs approximately 20 SP's and we need more to support the medical education requirement.

Many graduates of medical schools across the country report that they left school without ever being observed taking a medical history or performing a physical exam on a patient. The ability to perform a competent physical exam and take an accurate, thorough medical history are fundamental clinical skills that all graduates should possess. The Simulated Patient primary objective is to ensure that all graduates possess these essential skills.

Sometimes we hire people who have interesting medical histories and have real physical findings. We frequently hire professional actors for cases that involve simulations of physical findings or emotionally charged scenarios. We also hire community theater actors and people with no acting experience. Many of the simulated patient cases are simple and do not require professional theater training. In the past we have employed librarians, school teachers, retired college professors, medical technicians, businessmen, college students, accountants, occupational therapies and other health profession. We currently employ over 20 SP's aged 13-50 .
SP are not meant as replacements for experience with real patients, but as highly realistic learning resources for students. This learning resource helps the students develop skills in interviewing and examination techniques.

Once we received our scenario that match with your character, we will give you a call and make a schedule for your training.

Anyone who is a resident in Brunei and will be in Brunei during our assessment.

You can visit our blogspot at email me at ctmariah@gmail.com and I will send you our application form. Or you can visit Institute of Medicine Blospot for more information.

We will give you a text message to collect your payment. Usually, we need you to bring your identification card with you. All payment willbe in cash terms.