*grin* I'm the same way at the doctor's -- I'm perfectly happy to help with someone's education if I can.
There are patient-instructing programs in most states, although usually only one or two. They're most often directly affiliated with med schools; our program is unusual in that it's independent, and we work with multiple different student groups. Usually, you can find out by calling the schools and finding out if they use "standardized patients", and whether they have specialized gyn standardized patients. In some programs, you're only a model, and a preceptor is doing the teaching. Some programs use teams of instructors taking turns instructing. Again, we're unusual in our level of autonomy there. It's definitely worth checking out, though, just in case there happens to be a program nearby that works in a way you'd like.
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Date: 2007-05-25 04:13 pm (UTC)There are patient-instructing programs in most states, although usually only one or two. They're most often directly affiliated with med schools; our program is unusual in that it's independent, and we work with multiple different student groups. Usually, you can find out by calling the schools and finding out if they use "standardized patients", and whether they have specialized gyn standardized patients. In some programs, you're only a model, and a preceptor is doing the teaching. Some programs use teams of instructors taking turns instructing. Again, we're unusual in our level of autonomy there. It's definitely worth checking out, though, just in case there happens to be a program nearby that works in a way you'd like.