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An acting station: you talk to an actor as if the situation were real.

• Role-playBeginner·MMI station · Most programs

  Role-play: Your coworker, played by an actor, keeps arriving late and you have been covering for them. Talk to them.

  Communication · Teamwork · Professionalism

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  1. 1Choose a private moment and open with care: "I've noticed you've been late a few times. Is everything OK?"
  2. 2Listen. There may be a reason (health, family, transport) that changes what help looks like.
  3. 3Be honest about the impact on you and the team, using "I" statements.
  4. 4Agree on something concrete together, and say you'd need to involve the manager if it keeps happening.

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  • Curiosity before judgment opens the conversation.
  • It ends with a clear plan, not just feelings.

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• Role-playBeginner·MMI station · Most programs

  Role-play: Your roommate, played by an actor, plans to drive home after a party where they have been drinking. Talk to them.

  Communication · Patient safety

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  How to approach role-play questions

  1. 1Talk to the actor directly, as if it were real. Don't narrate what you would do.
  2. 2Introduce yourself and find out what they know and feel before giving information.
  3. 3Name emotions out loud, then share information in small pieces.
  4. 4Agree on a next step before time runs out.

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