I think maybe I might not have applied for medicine if I knew how much roleplay/acting/simulation/etc it involved.

And yes I know why it is involved but I'm not an actor and I hate it. And no I don't feel like I'm having to act with pts in real life so no its not the same.

Waiting for everyone to intentionally ignore/misinterpret the bit where I say that I do, in fact, know why it is used in medical training probs will delete imminently

Further point - would just like to put it out there that some of us have brains that have a very very difficult time imagining/going against logic/playing pretend