Council for the Advancement of Standardized Patient Activities (CASPA)

The Council for the Advancement of Standardized Patient Activities (CASPA) is an organization that sets quality standards and best practices for programs involving standardized patients—actors trained to simulate real patients for healthcare training. CASPA aims to improve medical education by promoting consistency, reliability, and effectiveness in how these simulated patients are used to teach and assess healthcare professionals. Through accreditation and resources, CASPA helps ensure that standardized patient programs maintain high standards, ultimately enhancing the quality of healthcare training and patient safety.