Keeping It ‘Real’

AccessVR Standardized Patients Bring Medical Scenarios To Life For High School Student-Leaders

AccessVR role players served as standardized patients (SPs) during four, full-day Leadership Camps for 140 high school students interested in medical careers on June 24, July 11, July 12, and July 24, at the George Washington University (GWU) School of Nursing Simulation Lab in Ashburn, Virginia. 

More than 140 high school students interested in medical careers attended the summer leadership camps at GW School of Nursing in June and July.

High school students from across the U.S., including Hawaii, experienced first-hand how nursing students practice clinical and decision-making skills with specially trained actors (role players as SPs) within safe, simulated scenario-driven clinical settings. Watching the simulations gives high school students glimpses of the types of experiences they can expect in their future professional roles, helping them to better retain what they learn and to more effectively integrate into the healthcare workforce.

“The feedback we’ve received has been wonderful. The SPs did a great job, and the high school students were really loving it. They particularly enjoyed the birthing scenario.”

— AccessVR Director of Role Play and Simulation Sally Anderson.

AccessVR works with healthcare clients to provide role players as standardized patients for medical education, 360 video production services, and support for curriculum development and immersive instruction. The ultimate goal is to build a library of foundational knowledge that can be shared and customized by educators across the industry.

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