Welcome to the Association of Standardized Patient Educators !

ASPE is the international organization for professionals in the field of Standardized Patient methodology.

ASPE is dedicated to:
  Professional growth and development of its members
  Advancement of SP research and related scholarly activities
  Setting standards of practice
  Fostering patient centered care

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Proposed amendment to ASPE Bylaws

Click here for the proposed amendment to ASPE Bylaws.

Please review proposed amendment. The membership will vote on the proposed amendment in the Fall. Notification will be sent to all members.

Annual ASPE Conference, San Antonio, TX June 29 - July 2, 2008

Click here for secure online registration and hotel information.

Click here for the Conference Daily Program.

ASPE/SSH Affiliation Agreement

The Association for Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) are pleased to announce an affiliation agreement. ASPE is an international organization established in 2001 to advance the interests of professionals who make use of standardized patients in healthcare education. SSH is an international organization of healthcare providers, educators, engineers, and scientists formed in 2004 to advance the interests of a growing simulation community.

The new affiliation allows each organization to offer its respective members an opportunity to join or renew membership with the other organization at a reduced rate. ASPE members may contact ASPE Admin at cospolich@aspeducators.org or (504) 988-6440 for more information and to request a discount code to use when joining or renewing their SSH membership. The SSH website is www.ssih.org. Your SSH membership will also include a subscription to the journal, Simulation in Healthcare, which is an official journal of ASPE. ASPE is represented on the Editorial Board.

The Boards of Directors of ASPE and SSH look forward to working together to achieve their common goal of furthering healthcare education, patient safety and patient-centered care using simulation in all forms.

ASPE/MedEdPORTAL Collaboration

We are proud to announce an emerging collaboration with MedEdPORTAL, a service offered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The formal announcement and submission criteria are available through the Member Login Page.

2007 Conference Plenary Presentations

The 2007 Conference Plenary Speaker's presentations are available in the Members area. Login the Members Area to listen to the presentation in mp3 audio format and view the PowerPoint presentations.

ASPE Quarterly, Volume 6 Issue 4 is Now Available

Members, log in for access to the new edition, and to the AQ archives.