Doctors train on simulated patients

Grader A: hit

Simulated patients were available for medical education by 2009. High-fidelity patient simulator mannequins (for example METI's Human Patient Simulator) were used in US medical schools across all four years and in residency. The 'play doctor' consumer part was served by games, but the main claim is availability.

Test: Availability in medical schools: AAMC survey reports simulation taught across all four years at US medical schools.

• Medical simulation (Wikipedia) (2026-09-28): Human Patient Simulators (METI); AAMC survey: simulation content taught across all four years of medical school and in residency.

Grader B: hit

Simulated patients were available for medical and nursing education and continuing education by 2009. Laerdal's SimMan line of high-fidelity patient simulators (SimMan 3G in 2009) was widely used, and nursing research found that simulation can replace up to 50% of clinical hours. Consumer 'play doctor' games (e.g. Trauma Center, 2005) also existed. The claim is about availability, and it holds.

Test: Test: simulated patients available for medical students, CME and the public by 2009. High-fidelity mannequins (SimMan line) were common in medical and nursing schools; consumer medical sim games existed.

• Laerdal Medical (Wikipedia) (accessed 2026-09): SimMan 3G high-fidelity simulator introduced 2009; simulation widely recognized in healthcare education and can replace up to 50% of nursing clinical hours.