Challenges facing standardized patients representing equity-deserving groups: insights from healthcare educators.

SP programs are well positioned to be allies and advocates to equity-deserving groups and to collaborate and share governance of the educational development process from its outset. SP programs can support the delivery of curricular content around equity-deserving groups by advocating with curricular leadership, building relationships with community partners, facilitating co-creation and co-delivery of educational content, and building safety into simulation.