# A Wearable Health Simulator

> **NIH NIH R44** · INNOVATIVE DESIGN LABS, INC. · 2021 · $904,559

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The proposed project will develop a wearable health examination simulator for standardized patient (SP) actors
and healthcare students. Significance: Until recently, most clinical teachers and medical students have
regarded using medical students as surrogate patients for peer teaching of physical examinations and clinical
skills as practical and uncontroversial. Recent changes to medical curricula and privacy considerations have
led to questions and policy modifications about the acceptability of this practice. Hypothesis: We hypothesize
that creation of a wearable health simulation can overcome issues associated with peer physical examinations
and that such a system can enhance and aid these educational interactions by providing a more
encompassing, structured, and realistic simulation experience. Specific Aims: To prove feasibility of the
proposed system in Phase II, IDL and its collaborators will: (1) Design a suite of simulation curricula for use
with the system, (2) Develop a production-ready system, interactive tools, and implement the curricula, and (3)
Evaluate the system through human subject testing and expert evaluation (non-clinical trial).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10201675
- **Project number:** 5R44GM137721-02
- **Recipient organization:** INNOVATIVE DESIGN LABS, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** Adam Becker
- **Activity code:** R44 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $904,559
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10201675

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10201675, A Wearable Health Simulator (5R44GM137721-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10201675. Licensed CC0.

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