Standardized Patient-Medical Models for SAFME Course

CA&M, Inc.  is now accepting resumes from experienced Standardized Patients that can portray the physical and emotional criteria of a sexual assault case as well retain and assess the details of each student encounter. Standardized patients must, accurately and consistently, recreate the history, personality, physical findings, and emotional structure and response pattern of a sexual assault.

Standardized Patients teach and refine medical-forensic history, physical assessment skills, including genital exam and speculum insertion, evidence collection and trauma-informed clinical skills, using their own body as the model, in a simulated clinical environment. The SP also provides feedback and evaluates learner performance. 

The place of performance will be San Antonio Texas, and international locations throughout Europe and Asia.  

Requirements

• Each Standardized Patient is required to be familiar the female and male genital anatomy.


• SPs also need to be familiar with anal and rectal anatomy and sexual assault medical forensic exams.


• Each SPs is required to be familiar with the anatomy relating specifically to SAMFE exams and interactive skills to relate the needed information/feedback during each encounter.


• The SP's is required to have the ability to discuss the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) while being performed on them as indicated by the instructor.


• The SP must have a high level of comfort with their own body along with clear and concise communication skills. 
  


• No physical health conditions contradicting the assigned case may exist during performance as an SP.


• Each SP must maintain appropriate hygiene to include the anogenital area and be free of active Sexually Transmitted Infection such as outbreak HSV. 
  


• Valid U.S.  Passport with no less than 6 months of validity remaining. 


• Willing to travel to locations throughout Europe and Asia.


• Must be able to pass a background investigation. 


• Must be able to maintain both patient and educator points of view and switch back and forth between the two with ease


• Must be able to deliver concise and relevant learner feedback.