Overview
GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Under the general direction of the Academic Director and Trainer, of the Standardized Patient Program will teach and evaluate medical students, residents and graduate nurses.
Responsibilities
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Simulate one or more medical problems.
- Act as a patient for medical interviews or physical examinations.
- Complete checklists on- examiner's history taking and physical diagnosis skills.
- Provide corrective feedback to medical students and residents on their medical interviewing skills and physical examination techniques.
- Demonstrate Standardized Patient skills at workshops for faculty.
- Travel to various medical schools and residency programs to demonstrate, teach and evaluate their students and staff.
- Assist in training of new Standardized Patient Instructors.
- Standardized Patient Director evaluates job performance to maintain consistency in performance and reliability in scoring.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- To have strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate articulately with all levels of the Program.
- Ability to commute to UMass Chan Medical School reliably.
- Complete scheduled training and to acquire competency in the assigned material to the satisfaction of the Standardized Patient Coordinator.
- Wear attire that supports active engagement in teaching and learning activities, ensuring that all individuals feel comfortable and can participate fully.
- To observe the criterion of confidentiality and conduct oneself in a professional manner.
