Patient Simulation

"Patient Simulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D016544
MeSH Number(s)	I02.903.847.500
Concept/Terms	Patient Simulation Patient Simulation Patient Simulations Simulation, Patient Simulations, Patient

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Teaching [I02.903]
Simulation Training [I02.903.847]
Patient Simulation [I02.903.847.500]

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Bar chart showing 38 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2014 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	2	0	2
2003	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	0	3	3
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	1	2
2011	2	0	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	1	2
2014	3	1	4
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	2	2	4
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1
2026	1	0	1

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Hafer N, Chitre M, Fischer M, LeMoine J. Feasibility of AI and Human Standardized Patients to Enhance Customer Discovery Communication Skills in Medical Students: Preliminary Evaluation of an Observational Cohort Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Sep 10; 10:e95225.

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Pinto MR, McCurry MK, Viveiros JD. Standardized patient simulation in undergraduate mental health nursing education: A scoping review. J Prof Nurs. 2026 Jan-Feb; 62:105-116.

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Tyo M, Viveiros J, McCurry M, Avery-Desmarais S, Schuler M, Kauranen B. Scenario Validation for Opioid Use Disorder Stigma-Related Nursing Simulations. J Addict Nurs. 2024 Oct-Dec 01; 35(4):216-224.

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Muehlbauer M, Bradley C, Marquard J, Monsen KA. Clinical Judgment and Informatics: Encoding Simulations Using the Omaha System. J Nurs Educ. 2023 Apr; 62(4):237-239.

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Tjia J, Pugnaire M, Calista J, Esparza N, Valdman O, Garcia M, Yazdani M, Hale J, Terrien J, Eisdorfer E, Zolezzi-Wyndham V, Chiriboga G, Rappaport L, Puerto G, Dykhouse E, Potts S, Sifuentes AF, Stanhope S, Allison J, Duodo V, Sabin J. COmmuNity-engaged SimULation Training for Blood Pressure Control (CONSULT-BP): A study protocol. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Feb 05; 100(5):e23680.

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Patel SN, Mahmoudzadeh R, Salabati M, Soares RR, Hinkle J, Hsu J, Garg SJ, Regillo CD, Ho AC, Cohen MN, Khan MA, Yonekawa Y, Chiang A, Gupta OP, Kuriyan AE. Bacterial Dispersion Associated With Various Patient Face Mask Designs During Simulated Intravitreal Injections. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 03; 223:178-183.

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Walsh BM, Wong AH, Ray JM, Frallicciardi A, Nowicki T, Medzon R, Bentley S, Stapleton S. Practice Makes Perfect: Simulation in Emergency Medicine Risk Management. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2020 May; 38(2):363-382.

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Schoenfeld EM, Mader S, Houghton C, Wenger R, Probst MA, Schoenfeld DA, Lindenauer PK, Mazor KM. The Effect of Shared Decisionmaking on Patients' Likelihood of Filing a Complaint or Lawsuit: A Simulation Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 07; 74(1):126-136.

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Soares WE, Price LL, Prast B, Tarbox E, Mader TJ, Blanchard R. Accuracy Screening for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Task-switching Simulation. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan; 20(1):177-184.

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Gangadharan S, Tiyyagura G, Gawel M, Walsh BM, Brown LL, Lavoie M, Tay KY, Auerbach MA. A Grounded Theory Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Providers' Perceptions on Caring for Critically Ill Infants and Children in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Aug; 34(8):578-583.

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