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 substitut...

introduction: medical student should be trained in medical ethics and one of the most essential issues in this field is taking informed consents. in this research, we compared the effect of effectiveness of teaching methods on students’ ability in taking informed consent from patients. methods: this semi-experimental study was carried out on fifty eight subjects from the 4th-year students of sh...

Background & aim: Accurate history-taking from sexual assault victims is the basis of correct diagnosis and treatment. Considering the serious consequences of sexual assault and the necessity of students’ training through active educational methods, this study was conducted to compare the effect of standardized patient-based training and team-based learning on the midw...

background & aim: modifications in learning systems based on the concepts of self-efficacy and self-esteem are among the suggested strategies to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of two interactive educational workshops with or without standardized patients (sps) on midwifery students' self-efficacy in providing sexual health cou...

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 substitut...