Author/Authors :
Beigzadeh، Amin نويسنده Medical Education Development Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , , Bahmanbijari، Bahareh نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , , Sharifpoor، Elham نويسنده Neurosciences Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , , Rahimi، Masoumeh نويسنده M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Iran ,
Abstract :
In order to equip medical students with all the necessary skills in dealing with patients to
provide optimal treatment, the need for the use of real patients in educational settings has
become prominent. But all the required skills cannot be practiced on real patients due to
patients’ safety and well-being. Thus, the use of standardized patients (SPs) or simulated
patients (SiPs) as a substitute for real patients signifies their importance in simulationbased medical education. One question raised in regard to using SPs or SiPs in order to
enhance medical students’ tangible and intangible skills in a safe controlled environment
is whether these two terminologies are the same or different? Various studies use these
terms interchangeably and do not consider a difference between them. Based on our
literature review, there seems to be differences between these two modalities. We also
try to highlight the advantages of these modalities in clinical encounters.
