About the Simulated Participant Program
A simulated participant (SP) is a person who has been carefully coached to simulate an actual patient interaction so accurately that the simulation cannot be detected by a skilled health care professional.
Utilizing Simulated Participants - Booking Fees
Simulated Participant Fee Schedule
| Tier | Description | Pay | Fee Internal (UHN FCC Charge-Back ONLY) |
Fee External |
| Tier 1 |
Patient positioning Simple patient history Non-invasive patient scanning No or simple feedback |
$15/hr | $24/hr | $30/hr |
| Tier 2 | Training for complex roles | $20/hr | $28/hr | $28/hr |
| Tier 3 | Complex roles (high emotion/ complex history/multiple branches/ complex feedback) |
$25/hr | $40/hr | $50/hr |
| Tier 4 | Highly standardized, complex roles (e.g. for high-stakes assessment) Highly scripted roles for video production |
$30/hr | $48/hr | $60/hr |
| Admin | Recruiting SPs (Usually 2h) | N/A | $48/hr | $60/hr |
