Southern Alberta Medical School (SAMP) Standardized Patient
About the role
Job Title
Southern Alberta Medical School (SAMP) Standardized Patient
About the University
It’s your time to shine!
Work where the world comes to create, discover and learn.
We are one of Canada’s top universities and leading research institutions. With more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students, two campuses (Lethbridge and Calgary), seven faculties and schools, and more than 2,500 employees, ULethbridge is Lethbridge’s second largest employer. Faculty and staff come together to contribute, each in their own way, to establishing ULethbridge as Canada’s destination university. In 2022, Lethbridge was recognized as one of Canada’s top small cities.
Position Details
Are you interested in participating in training future physicians? This role may involve role play for communications, being a human subject for non invasive physical exam procedures and providing feedback to students and faculty where appropriate. Ability to provide sensitive, critical intuitive verbal and written feedback when required and adhere to strict guidelines of standardization are essential.
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
- Mental and physical stamina to reproduce exacting scenarios up to 15 or more times a day for some of the exams or courses.
- Able to provide sensitive, critical intuitive verbal and written feedback to faculty when required as this is utilized in the evaluation of student performance.
- Adhere to strict guidelines of standardization, from the first encounter to the last and with other SPs of the same case; to maintain consistency and fairness for examinations.
- Maintain confidentiality of information related to student performance and feedback evaluations.
- Apply developed knowledge and expertise successfully to roles & responsibilities and acts as a key resource to others.
- Role play for communications.
- Provide feedback to students and faculty, where appropriate.
- Human subject for non-evasive physical exam procedures.
- May be required to role play in large class setting to facilitate lectures.
Starting Salary: $23.96 – $26.51 per Hour
Full Salary Range: $23.96 – $29.04 per Hour
Position Qualifications
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Experience in acting with post-secondary education in this field.
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Ability to use improvisational skills, as cases require non-text experience.
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Ability to memorize large amounts of complex information related to personality traits, behavioral symptoms and disease entities.
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Ability to accurately, convincingly and consistently interpret and present symptoms and/or information, as cued by students in a simulated situation.
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Ability, when requested, to provide consistent, objective and focused feedback and evaluation to students in a simulated and/or testing environment.
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Required to maintain confidentiality of records and information.
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Two to four years’ experience in related position preferred.
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Must be able to negotiate personal boundaries and request assistance if needed.
Starting Salary Range (at 1.0 FTE)
Hiring Range indicated in Position Details
Full Salary Range (at 1.0 FTE)
Campus
Lethbridge
Employment Group
AUPE
Position Category
Other
About University of Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge (also known as uLethbridge and U of L) is a publicly funded comprehensive academic and research university, founded in the liberal education tradition, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with two other urban campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. The main building sits among the coulees on the west side of the Oldman River.uLethbridge is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network.
Southern Alberta Medical School (SAMP) Standardized Patient
About the role
Job Title
Southern Alberta Medical School (SAMP) Standardized Patient
About the University
It’s your time to shine!
Work where the world comes to create, discover and learn.
We are one of Canada’s top universities and leading research institutions. With more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students, two campuses (Lethbridge and Calgary), seven faculties and schools, and more than 2,500 employees, ULethbridge is Lethbridge’s second largest employer. Faculty and staff come together to contribute, each in their own way, to establishing ULethbridge as Canada’s destination university. In 2022, Lethbridge was recognized as one of Canada’s top small cities.
Position Details
Are you interested in participating in training future physicians? This role may involve role play for communications, being a human subject for non invasive physical exam procedures and providing feedback to students and faculty where appropriate. Ability to provide sensitive, critical intuitive verbal and written feedback when required and adhere to strict guidelines of standardization are essential.
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
- Mental and physical stamina to reproduce exacting scenarios up to 15 or more times a day for some of the exams or courses.
- Able to provide sensitive, critical intuitive verbal and written feedback to faculty when required as this is utilized in the evaluation of student performance.
- Adhere to strict guidelines of standardization, from the first encounter to the last and with other SPs of the same case; to maintain consistency and fairness for examinations.
- Maintain confidentiality of information related to student performance and feedback evaluations.
- Apply developed knowledge and expertise successfully to roles & responsibilities and acts as a key resource to others.
- Role play for communications.
- Provide feedback to students and faculty, where appropriate.
- Human subject for non-evasive physical exam procedures.
- May be required to role play in large class setting to facilitate lectures.
Starting Salary: $23.96 – $26.51 per Hour
Full Salary Range: $23.96 – $29.04 per Hour
Position Qualifications
-
Experience in acting with post-secondary education in this field.
-
Ability to use improvisational skills, as cases require non-text experience.
-
Ability to memorize large amounts of complex information related to personality traits, behavioral symptoms and disease entities.
-
Ability to accurately, convincingly and consistently interpret and present symptoms and/or information, as cued by students in a simulated situation.
-
Ability, when requested, to provide consistent, objective and focused feedback and evaluation to students in a simulated and/or testing environment.
-
Required to maintain confidentiality of records and information.
-
Two to four years’ experience in related position preferred.
-
Must be able to negotiate personal boundaries and request assistance if needed.
Starting Salary Range (at 1.0 FTE)
Hiring Range indicated in Position Details
Full Salary Range (at 1.0 FTE)
Campus
Lethbridge
Employment Group
AUPE
Position Category
Other
About University of Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge (also known as uLethbridge and U of L) is a publicly funded comprehensive academic and research university, founded in the liberal education tradition, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with two other urban campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. The main building sits among the coulees on the west side of the Oldman River.uLethbridge is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network.