by Renee Wadsworth | Jan 15, 2024 | Blog Post
Used by learners in medical schools and other healthcare programs, standardized patient-based education is critical for developing and maintaining competency that leads to improved communication and inclusive care between practitioners and their patients....
by Renee Wadsworth | Jan 12, 2024 | Blog Post
In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, the ability to effectively care for diverse patient populations has never been more critical. While simulation provides nursing students with a hands-on learning experience, an evident knowledge gap persists. To develop...
by Renee Wadsworth | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog Post
As the healthcare community increasingly prioritizes diversity, medical simulation training has been slow to catch up. Training models often lack representation in terms of diverse skin tones, ages, and body types. It’s time we tackle this issue and discover...
by Renee Wadsworth | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog Post
In the continually advancing healthcare field, the pursuit of excellence remains constant. Two powerful tools in this journey are self-reflection and feedback from others. While self-reflection allows professionals to introspect and identify areas of personal growth,...
by Renee Wadsworth | Sep 27, 2023 | Blog Post
In healthcare training, “lived experience” refers to people’s firsthand accounts and personal journeys, especially while navigating their identity and health. These authentic narratives expose nuances often missed in standard medical training –...
by Renee Wadsworth | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog Post
Simulation-based healthcare training aims to offer learners invaluable hands-on experience while minimizing risks to real patients. This focus on patient safety should also extend to standardized patients (SPs), especially when they belong to marginalized communities...
