… Institute’s use of Simulated Participants – people who typically play the part of someone with a condition, disease, or ailment; sometimes, they also portray family members, caregivers and healthcare workers.  The idea is to provide student a real-world, real-time experience that will help prepare … you must have mixed my X-ray up with someone else.” The student doesn’t know how you're going to respond, either. How did you respond? I played someone who was in …

… Eye-Opening Experience in Belize Topics Clinical Experience My parents immigrated to the United States from Belize in their early twenties in search of better … I was a bit nervous bringing two Americans with me to Belize. I didn’t know how they would handle the heat (never under 85 degrees the entire trip), the food, or … town of San Ignacio in the Cayo district to see patients in a mobile clinic. It’s sad the mobile clinic team can see people only about once a year since resources …