Medical programs work hard to expose their students to a wide range of situations and patients in order to help prepare them for the real medical world - but what happens when there isn’t quite as wide a range of SPs to portray those cases? This week Guest Andrew Flurertalks with us about those times he’s had to perform an encounter that’s not believably in his age range (aka + or - 20 years, give or take) and how he channels Patients living through scenarios unlike what he’s experienced in life.

Andrew Flurer is now in his third and final year of his master’s program in clinical mental health counseling. After getting bachelor’s degrees in Theatre and Chemistry, Andrew worked as an actor in the DC area for a number of years. During this time, he started working as an SP at numerous local universities, and has now been an SP for almost 8 years! SP experience includes teaching physical exams, teaching genitourinary exams (GUTA), mass casualty and emergency response scenarios, and trauma-informed role-plays with social workers. His hobbies include cooking, pole dancing, lifting weights, and playing his Nintendo Switch.