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 Solid Asian Rosewood Cutaway Guitar Inlaid MOP G-1230  US $300.00
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 Solid Asian Rosewood Cutaway Guitar Inlaid MOP G-1231 US $300.00
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 Solid Asian Rosewood Cutaway Guitar Inlaid MOP G-1232 US $300.00
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 Solid Asian Rosewood Cutaway Guitar Inlaid MOP G-1234 US $300.00
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 Solid Asian Rosewood Cutaway Guitar Inlaid MOP G-1235 US $300.00
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 Solid Indian rosewood Guitar Great Inlays G-1262 US $400.00
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 Guitar Part - Fretted Fretboard w/MOP Art Inlay (283) US $70.00
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 Guitar Part-Classic Slotted Fretboard w/ MOP Inlay(153) US $60.00
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Q: How did you become a Standardized Patient?
A: I learned about the SP program from a fellow actor who referred me to the director of the program, Karen Lewis. I met with Dr. Lewis and she arranged for me to attend a training session. Once there, I met nonunion and union actors who really enjoyed the experience and appreciated that it gave them a source of income when they were slow with gigs or not doing a play. I also really loved that it gave me the opportunity to work with peers, get feedback, and network.
Q: What was your first experience?
A: My first role was portraying a character in front of a group of residents and student doctors and I was a little bit nervous. But once I got comfortable and into character, it was enjoyable. I really wanted to give the students an authentic performance so that they could respond to me with authentic reactions and responses. I think that kind of experience is really good for them because in the real world, in my own experience with doctors, I found some to be really clinical; they didn't know how to be personable. A lot of times patients are vulnerable or scared. Doctors have to be able to pick up on the vulnerabilities of their patients and talk to them as a friend and ally. The SP program is very much needed in teaching students -- more than just the clinical aspects of medicine, but to help them learn how to deal compassionately and empathetically with patients. This type of training is needed in all types of professions, especially those in public service. A lot of times people come in to do a job and they want to do a good job, but they don't understand how to handle people when they have problems.
Q: What has been your most memorable role?
A: During another workshop, I played a mother with postpartum depression. That was one of my best experiences because I had to be highly emotional and change emotions quickly. I took the character as being somewhat irrational, that she didn't want to be there, but she knew she needed help and to have someone tell her that she wasn't going crazy. That was a really good exercise for me; it gave me the chance to work on being very vulnerable, exhibiting a range of emotions in a short period of time, and appearing irrational by crying abruptly when it wouldn't be expected. That was really fun. I got to give the resident doctors a situation where they had to think, "Oh, my goodness, this patient is crying, what do I do?" I wanted to take these students out of their comfort level, outside of the box of being clinical and make them deal with me, as a human being. I worked to get them to the point of having to think how to help me (as this patient), how to let me know it's okay to be vulnerable, that it's okay to talk about my problems, that I'm not crazy, I'm not alone, and they're here to help me.
I thought that experience was really good for them and it was good for me. I had to really pay attention to these students, to what they were saying and to their body language. If I felt that they weren't trying to empathize with me, then I would get angry and shut them off. I had to really put myself into character and I got good feedback from them. The students said afterwards that it was great and they appreciated what I did. They said, at first they were shocked that I could give that range of emotion, but they said they really appreciated the fact that I gave them those extremes. Sometime in the future, when these students are practicing doctors, they're going to have to deal with a patient like the one I portrayed and what will they do? I made them question that and develop skills to help them help their patients. If what I do can do just a little in helping these students become great doctors, then I love that.
Q: How has being an SP influenced your work as an actor?
A: As for being an actor, it's a great way to work on and polish up skills and it's also educational. I think becoming a better actor requires that we add to our lexicon of life experiences, our life vocabulary. When I know the symptoms of conditions that cause severe emotional and physical pain, should I get cast in the future as someone having those conditions, then I can say, "Oh, I remember when I played that as an SP. I have knowledge about that. I know how to authentically play that character.
Note: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Standardized Patient Program is always looking for interested individuals to participate in standardized patient (SP) projects. For more information or program applications, contact Karen L. Lewis Ph.D.
Mary Ann Sust is a Washington, D.C., writer and interviewer who has written and hosted articles and monthly columns on beauty and skincare, veterinary/public health issues, and arts and entertainment. She has worked as an actor and in casting at Central Casting USA. She is also an independent skincare consultant.
