Patient Simulation
| Definition: |
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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actual persons (sometimes actors) "coached to feign symptoms or conditions of real diseases" as a technique in med educ; no qualif |
Patient Simulation Definitions and Terms
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