Become A Standardized Patient
Are you interested in becoming a Standardized Patient (SP)?
We are always adding SPs to our roster. No matter what age group, height or background, you can be an SP!
SP work is based on Faculty and Licensing Board requirements so our need to recruit new SPs varies from year to year.
After we’ve received your application, we'll contact you and invite you to an audition. These are held every few months and give you an opportunity to learn more about us, and about the role of a Standardized Patient. The audition runs about twenty minutes and includes information about how we select SPs for roles, how training works, how often you can expect to work, and the types of roles typically performed by SPs. You will also learn about your responsibilities as an independent contractor and how you will receive payment for your services. We are also looking for Health Professionals from a variety of fields to work high stakes and large-scale licensure exams so please indicate if you are a Health Professional when filling in the application form.
Standardized Patient Responsibilities
- Ability and willingness to work cooperatively with learners, faculty, and administrators.
- Ability to take instruction from a Simulation Educator or Standardized Patient Trainer and consistently simulate a case scenario in a standardized, accurate, and reliable manner.
- Flexibility and reliability with scheduling and assignments.
- Provide feedback to learners when required.
- Simulate all aspects of the scenario, including history of current problems, affect/behavior, and physical finding in a standardized, accurate and reliable manner
- Ability to learn how to use the Coupa Supplier Portal to submit invoices (the University of Alberta’s system of processing payments for contractors)
To apply to be a Standardized Patient, please fill out the following form:
Apply To Be A Standardized Patient
If you have any questions about applying to become a Standardized Patient, please email sppgm@ualberta.ca.