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Eckhert needed an actress to read, she called on Kelley, whose reputation as a simulated patient was legendary.

Then a week or so later they will do a clinical test, seeing 16 real and simulated patients and be tested by experienced clinicians to make sure they are ready to work.

The extensive amount of clinical data and simulated examination findings can be manipulated in real-time according to the circumstances of the clinical scenario, allowing for a dynamic interaction between the student clinician and the simulated patient whereby the student can observe the results of his or her decision-making and be required to respond appropriately.

We look for empathy and social skills--which were never emphasized historically--and train students in patient communications, including videotaping simulated patient encounters to help students refine their techniques," he says.

The company also developed a simulated patient with schizophrenia that is used to train law enforcement personnel.

The initial building will contain classroom space, a library, a simulated patient training laboratory, an interactive video teaching lab, basic science anatomy lab, physical diagnosis teaching performance labs, and faculty offices as well as computer and study space.

a simulated patient on the operating table wearing a surgical cap and covered by a blue paper sheet, Chris Weeze, a radiology technologist with Medical Simulation (Denver), stood beside him in royal blue scrubs, talking him through each step and directing him on how to use the foot pedal.

Also, it's a requirement for hospitals that offer emergency services that one of the exercises involve an influx of actual or simulated patients, Kuhny says.