Teaching Assistant/Simulated Patient (Part-time on call) (General Announcement)

Position Summary/Basic Function

Teaching Assistant/Simulated Patient (TA/SP) work within the Skills Assessment & Training Center at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. TA/SP portray an array of patient problems for teaching and assessment. They assist students' success by accurately and consistently recreating patient histories, personalities, physical findings, emotional structures, and response patterns.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least 18 years old
• Comfortable being interviewed and/or examined by a diverse student population
• Communicate professionally and respectfully with faculty, staff, and students

Preferred Qualifications

• Periodic training to learn the characteristics required to portray an actual patient for a given medical interview
• Portray an actual patient during an interview session with a medical student
• Provide fair and accurate written feedback to medical students regarding their interactions
• Periodic training to learn the characteristics required to portray an actual patient for a given medical exam
• Portray an actual patient during a simulated interview and exam session with a medical student
• Provide fair and accurate verbal and written feedback to medical students regarding their interactions

Essential Functions and Percent of Time

Teaching Assistant (TA)

• 10% - Periodic training to learn the characteristics required to portray an actual patient for a given medical interview
• 60% - Portray an actual patient during an interview session with a medical student
• 30% - Provide fair and accurate written feedback to medical students regarding their interactions

Simulated Patient (SP)

• 10% - Periodic training to learn the characteristics required to portray an actual patient for a given medical exam
• 60% - Portray an actual patient during a simulated interview and exam session with a medical student
• 30% - Provide fair and accurate verbal and written feedback to medical students regarding their interactions

Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/21182