How does a medical student learn to properly perform a gynecological exam? What about recognizing alcoholism in a patient? How do our future doctors know if a patient has simple inflammation or a chronic life-altering disease? How do you learn to tell a patient they have cancer? Enter… the Standardized Patient.

 
Standardized Patients are individuals who have been thoroughly trained to portray a specific patient; portraying not only an accurate patient history but specific symptoms as well.

Standardized Patients are used in training all types of medial personnel throughout the world and are now considered vital components to further advancement within the health and medical fields.

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Making Better Doctors will explore the history of the Standardized Patient from its humble beginning in 1963 to its ubiquitous use in medical training today. The film is portrayed from the perspective of the Standardized Patient showing how this crucial role has matured from an ordinary actor to a medical professional.

Key production personnel include Executive Producer and national award winning Writer/Producer/Director, Michael David Jensen of Brainstorm Warehouse, LLC, Producer, Robert H. Lampereur of D.C.M. Productions, LLC in association with Emmy award winning producer/director, Donnie L. Betts of No Credits Productions and cinematographer David Taylor of T.M.I. films

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