ASPE PRESENTS: You’re Hired! Integrating ASPE Standards of Practice into the Hiring and Onboarding of SPs - Afternoon Session

Abstract: Selecting the right person for an SP job is vitally important to simulation programs and aligns with best practices in SP methodology. Through teaching methods including didactic presentations, facilitated discussion with participants, and practice interviews, this workshop will cover baseline skills crucial to selecting the right applicants to build or enhance their SP pools. Important skills, such as writing job descriptions, effective recruiting strategies, and the screening and hiring of SPs, will all be discussed. In addition to hiring, the initial training SPs receive is essential for their growth and development within organizations. Participants will also learn to identify competencies and employ training techniques to meet their program's curricular needs when training newly hired, or novice, SPs. Overall, this workshop provides the foundational knowledge to embark on effective recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of SPs while adhering to the ASPE Standards of Best Practice.

Please include a short summary of your presentation that highlights why an attendee would want to participate in your session.: This workshop offers essential skills for selecting and training standardized patients (SPs) to enhance simulation programs. Through presentations, discussions, and practice sessions, participants will learn to develop job descriptions, recruit, screen, and hire SPs effectively. The training emphasizes competency-based methods for onboarding novice SPs, aligning with ASPE’s Standards of Best Practice for SP methodology.