title: Simulated patients as a learning resource in the study of reproductive medicine.
abstract: Simulated patients have been used to foster active learning and problem solving skills in an undergraduate programme of reproductive medicine. These simulators were trained to present a series of clinical problems and were used in a variety of approaches. They served to highlight communication skills and to force attention on the recognition, assessment and management of  patient problems.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D012606:Scotland