Guys, would you be a teaching patient for genital, rectal exams?

I would do it. I see nothing wrong with being the test patient to help others learn.

I would be willing to be a teaching patient at the drop of a hat!!!

I was a Navy Corpsman. In Corps School, we practiced on each other. That and having gone through Boot Camp with communal showers and toilets without doors or walls kind of burns the modesty out of you.

Genital definitely. Rectal maybe.

I'm not a doctor, but I am in a profession where being able to practice in a real situation is vital. As such yeah, if asked I would allow students to practice on me. There's a doctor watching.

I've already had people practice blood draws on me. I have good veins for it, so yeah, it's a bit annoying and can be more painful but you gotta start somewhere, and the risk was taken on me in my profession.

Would love to. I’ve even briefly looked into it before. Would love even more to be a teaching patient solely for rectal exams, enemas, or proctoscope exams

I live in a very big US city known for advancements in medical research. I have recently enrolled as a standardized patient and waiting for my first assignment. X amount of money for a standard physical. Additional payment based upon procedures. X more dollars for genital exam X amount of dollars for a rectal exam. Hopefully I will qualify for an asthma sleep study. I will earn some extra money while providing medical students and opportunity to learn in addition to hopefully forging a new path for asthma treatment. I am getting paid for taking one for the team. I rule!

I would. I submitted applications after I retired. I was a trainer/supervisor in my work. I thought it would be a fun job and would have been good at giving feedback to the students. I never heard back from any of the places I applied. They had standardized patient programs. I'm thinking they wanted younger people to be the patients.

I remember reading someplace that the schools preferred people with acting experience that could remember lines

Absolutely

Yes, I sure would at the drop of a hat! Ummmm

Absolutely. got to pose as an extra for a medical scene once when I was 19, it was amazing and would definitely consider doing it full time as a patient.

Sure would, and the more watching the merrier. 😉😊

@Clarkeston What were the circumstances of the medical scene you mentioned? What was your role? I acted in college; I was never cast in a role that required being in a state of undress, but there were scenes where other actors were required to change or undress on stage. Always wanted to ask them how they felt about it.

I had a cyst develop on my lower back many years ago, right above the 'crack.' I was sent to a specialist who happened to have a group of interns with him doing rounds. He asked, and I did give permission, for him to show the students what to look for, and how to examine / drain the cyst. I did not get a complete examination in front of the group. I was basically lying faces down on the table with my pants around my ankles and my behind exposed. Each intern did touch and palpate the cyst area. It was one time that I did not get any sort of thrill from the situation, since it was so painful.