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to standardized patients, they can improve their skills. What are they? Part-
time workers who pretend to be real patients so doctors can practice on live
humans. If you're remembering Kramer on Seinfeld right about now, you're not
alone.
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Even the most brilliant medical minds need a good bedside manner, and thanks
to standardized patients, they can improve their skills. What are they? Part-
time workers who pretend to be real patients so doctors can practice on live
humans. If you're remembering Kramer on Seinfeld right about now, you're not
alone.
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