GRAND FORKS — Students at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Science’s Simulation Center often practice on lifelike mannequins, but another program brings real people into clinical and hospital scenarios to give students a taste of what it’s like interacting with an actual patient.

Having people come in to act as patients is invaluable, said Standardized Patient Program Assistant and SHaPE (Supplemental History and Physical Enhancement) Coordinator Erin Snyder.

“We really work hard at creating organic experiences and training the standardized patients well so that they can create a good experience for students,” she said. “We are so lucky. I’ve been around a lot of different places, and there are not a lot of universities, a lot of med schools, a lot of learning

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