Context The use of simulated patients (SPs) in teaching communication and practical skills
at medical schools is mostly limited to single‐case use: a student has 1 consultation with an …

Context and setting At the Faculty of Medicine, University of Maastricht, in the Netherlands,
undergraduate students practise communication and physical examination skills by means …

Introduction Communication training with simulated patients (SPs) is widely accepted as a
valuable and effective means of teaching communication skills. However, it is unclear which …

Purpose To determine students' views about the strengths and weaknesses of real patient
interactions as opposed to simulated patient (SP) interactions in the undergraduate medical …

Context Simulated patients (SP s) are extensively used in the teaching of medical
communication, both for students and doctors. They occupy a unique middle ground …

Over the last few decades, the patient–doctor relationship has evolved: from paternalism,
affording doctors omnipotence over patients' welfare and management, to a system that now …

Abstract Introduction Simulated patients (SPs) are involved widely in the support of health
care education for communication and consultation skills teaching. This study aimed to …

Background Untimed simulated primary care consultations focusing on safe and effective
clinical outcomes were first introduced into undergraduate medical education in Otago, New …

Objective: Simulated patients (SPs) are mostly used in single-case encounters. However, for
chronic care training longitudinal patient encounters are more suitable. Evaluations of …

Background: Simulated patients (SPs) are widely used in medical education yet little is
known about how individual schools recruit, develop, use, evaluate and maintain SPs …