Even the most brilliant medical minds need a good bedside manner, and thanks to standardized patients, they can improve their skills. What are they? Part-time workers who pretend to be real patients so doctors can practice on live humans. If you're remembering Kramer on Seinfeld right about now, you're not alone.
# Stuff You Should Know: Standardized Patients
Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of standardized patients—actors and everyday people who pose as sick patients to help train medical students and doctors. The episode explores how this teaching method started in the 1960s when a neurology professor realized med students were graduating without ever actually talking to a real human patient, and how it's evolved into a sophisticated training tool used across medical schools today. You'll learn about the different types of simulated patients, what it actually takes to be good at this job, and why it's so much more than just pretending to be sick.
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