Medical Exam Volunteer?

Has anybody volunteered as a patient at a hospital or medical school before?

I feel like with my unique heart, it could be fun for cardiology students.

In nursing school (rn) we had to examine another (volunteer) student to show we could do it. Kept our underwear on, though.

In a lot of medical schools it's actually a paid position. They hire people to act as standardized patients and portray various conditions or symptoms for the students to diagnose. I almost became one in my town but the startup period required too much committment to work around my day job with no car so I had to drop out of it. They'd probably tend to avoid working with the heart condition in a lot of cases though, since most of the conditions they'd assign you won't be connected to it and the student would likely be given instructions on what it sounds like if it's relevant to the diagnosis. That's where the "standardized" part comes in. When I was looking into it they told us if something like heart or lung sounds were relevant in the scenario they would give us cards to give the students telling them what they "heard" or directing them to audio recordings of the sounds they're meant to diagnose.

Thinker presents an interesting topic. Have other medical workers learned by examining classmates. Sounds like you (or someone) had to strip to underwear and be examined. Did you have one of each gender volunteer? Was it just one volunteer or did you have to rotate each other. Are there any older medical people here that remember before standardized patients for genital exams. I've heard that in some places they put you in pairs and you had to go into an exam room and examine each other fully including genital, DRE etc. both same sex and opposites. It makes since to me for people who are going ask other to undress and examined by them, that they know how it feels to be the naked one ! it's only fair.

Never volunteered, but I watched my girlfriend’s roommate give her an exam for a final project.

As A wheelchair user premee ive been exhibit a for years.

exams replace romantic outlets.

I have never been a volunteer patient in the medical field. At MEDFET, I have volunteered several times for studies on male sexuality.

I did one which as a volunteer for three days, compensated me very nicely.

When I was in college I never was examined at the school medical center where I believe med students trained. I regret that now. 😃

Based my wife’s unique medical history, We were asked or encouraged to apply for several medical studies on brain and vascular disorders. For most we didn’t qualify based on their specific criteria or there was too much travel involved even though they offered to reimburse it. We did work with a physical therapist who was training an intern or junior therapist.

Yes was a volunteer a few times when my Girlfriend was in nursing school and loved it. Also during nursing school my Girlfriend would have some of her nursing friends come over to the house and use me as there training dummy basically and I loved it.

I guess it would deped what I volunteering for, whether I would agree.

I would certainly like to explore orgasmic studies, and also cardiology/exercising experimental exams.

Would do it for curiosity and intrigue, more than anything.

When I was in Navy Hospital Corps School, we learned by examining each other. Also, in field exercises and EMT courses, I was often chosen as a "patient " because I had a reputation for being able to "throw a curve ball". I did a really good seizure.

I and my sub have never been "special" enough, in the medical sense, to be considered for volunteering. Though the University of Iowa does take cadavers for the medical school. Maybe when we are dead and gone we can be helpful, useful, to volunteer.

I don't know if the following counts:

On several occasions I had physician or nurse trainees that would watch the examination, examine me or treat me under supervision. They had to ask my consent for that. This happened both at hospitals and at individual doctors' offices.

In one occasion, it was a kind of examination for the student nurse (meaning that she was being graded on it) and she was nervous.

I don't know if the following counts:

On several occasions I had physician or nurse trainees that would examine or treat me under supervision. They had to ask my consent for that.

We just had that happen today. Saw a wound care MA who had a student nurse in toe. Introduced her as a student and Asked if it was all right for her to observe. She didn’t actually do an exam, but the MA explained things in detail point out what to look for.

For several years I was "standardized patient" at a local university medical school. Great experience and I leaned more that the students and the practice of medicine.

I have a simple systolic click of the heart (valve flap noise) and was asked to provided a training example for the heart module, session. The teachers were actual (real) practicing physicians -some cardiologists; their task was to explain to the students how to listen to the human heart. Interesting, but surprising when I discovered that a significant number of the doctors could themselves NOT actually hear my "click", some could and many others no! Yep, I learned much about both medical observation and care but also about the practice of medical professionals.

No, but I would for a genital and rectal exam.

No, but maybe i will eventually. Everybody needs to learn.

I haven't but it sounds like it might be right up my particular met fet avenue

I’ve volunteered for studies that have led to exams and exposure but not strictly a physical by the book per se