Purpose Integrating equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in curricula for training health
professionals is a frequent institutional goal. The use of standardized (or simulated) patient …

BACKGROUND: Cultural competency and cross-cultural care issues in surgery resident
education are areas of recognized need. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical …

Introduction Health professions training programmes increasingly rely on standardised
patient (SP) programmes to integrate equity‐deserving groups into learning and assessment …

Introduction: Simulated patient programs are an accepted teaching method within medical
education. This paper explores patient simulation as a sustainable and meaningful …

Abstract Simulated/Standardized Patient (SP) programs provide a trained cohort of SPs,
expertise in SP methodology, and processes that administer SP services efficiently and cost …

Background Increasing diversity of populations worldwide emphasizes the need for
culturally appropriate communication that addresses the needs of health care consumer and …

Background: Language barriers in healthcare present significant challenges, leading to
miscommunication, increased errors, and decreased quality of care. The introduction of a …

Purpose–Migration is increasing worldwide. health care practitioners must provide care to
migrants in a culturally competent manner that is sensitive to cultural, political and economic …

Although, human simulation methodology has its origins in medical education, nursing
education has increased its use of simulated patient (SP) methodology to improve the …

The shortage of physicians and resultant lack of access to care particularly on the rural
neighbor islands of Hawai 'i has been well described. A recent report in the December issue …