Standardized Patient and Teaching Associate Employment Opportunities
Are you interested in becoming a Standardized Patient (SP), Genitourinary Teaching Associate (GTA, or GUTA) or Physical Exam Teaching Associate (PETA)?
The Simulation Center hosts group interviews for prospective SPs three times a year as a first step in the employment process.
Please email simcenter@jhmi.edu to be put on a mailing list for the next group interview. Provide the following information in the email:
- name
- complete address
- phone number
Prospective GTAs are required to view a video prior to interview and participation in an orientation session. Interviews are scheduled on an individual basis with Rose Zaeske, (email: rzaeske@jhmi.edu).
PETAs are currently selected from the pool of SPs and GTAs.
After a group interview, the individual selected to be hired as an SP or GTA must conform to all requirements to become a Casual Employee of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, which requires a completion of high school, a Johns Hopkins University application and TB testing. The Simulation Center requires that employees sign a Consent and Non-disclosure Agreement regarding photography, videotaping, cases and protocols.
Do not go directly to the Human Resource Department. Please contact Rose Zaeske or Merona Hollingsworth at the Simulation Center.
Salary Information
Standardized Patients
Training for SPs will be paid at the rate of $17.00 per hour.
SP performance will be paid at the rate of $17.00 per hour for most projects.
GTAs
All training for GTAs will be paid at the rate of $17.00 per hour. The length of training depends on the individual and must include competently running through a session four times. Once training is completed there is a probationary rate of $40.00 per hour for the first ten teaching sessions performed with the approval of the Program Manager, then $50.00 per hour for subsequent teaching sessions for the 1st year. After staying active with the program for one year, the teaching rate goes up to $55/hr with the approval of the Program Manager. This hourly performance rate applies only to the time allotted for a teaching session.
A Standardized Patient or Teaching Associate must be a high school graduate and have completed all requirements to become a casual employee of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This employment offers no benefits other than worker’s compensation in the event the SP is injured on the job. There is also no guarantee of work beyond that agreed to on a single project basis. The Center Manager and/or trainer reserve the right to cancel and/or alter the hours of participation with up to 24 hours notice to the SP or TA in the event of a change in the client/project requirements. Continued employment is contingent upon the ongoing approval and desire of the supervising Standardized Patient Trainer. The SP must also agree to a Consent and Non disclosure Agreement regarding photography, taping and confidentiality of cases and protocols.
