The evidence behind it
E-SPARRING builds on established research into the use of simulated persons and on the role script template for simulated persons (RTSP).
Research
The role script template is published as an open educational resource; the machine-readable form, to which the cases in this catalogue are written, carries version 3.1.0. It is maintained at the Medical School OWL and follows the paper — the first of the publications below.
Peters, Tim; Bauer, Daniel; Fritz, Angelika Hiroko et al. (2026)
Development of a standardized role script template for simulated participant scenarios
GMS Journal for Medical Education 43(2), Doc18
Peters, Tim; Sommer, Michael; Fritz, Angelika Hiroko et al. (2019)
Minimum standards and development perspectives for the use of simulated patients
GMS Journal for Medical Education 36(3), Doc31
Sommer, Michael; Fritz, Angelika Hiroko; Thrien, Christian et al. (2019)
Simulated patients in medical education – a survey on the current status in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
GMS Journal for Medical Education 36(3), Doc27