Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Patient Simulation

The use of persons coached to feign symptoms or conditions of real diseases in a life-like manner in order to teach or evaluate medical personnel.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The use of persons coached to feign symptoms or conditions of real diseases in a life-like manner in order to teach or evaluate medical personnel.

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  • Patient Simulations
  • Simulation, Patient
  • Simulations, Patient

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  1. I02w.903w.847w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patient Simulation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016544. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016544
  2. Patient Simulation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulated_patient
  3. Patient Simulation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7521302