# Patient History Taking Role Play

> A history-taking role play showing open questions, SOCRATES pain assessment and summarising. Doctor-patient conversation with AI audio.

Canonical: https://zenmic.com/for/healthcare-training/history-taking/
Last updated: 2026-09-29

📝 Clinical skills

Open questions first, then focused ones. The student uses SOCRATES to explore the pain and finishes with a summary the patient can correct.

## Script (2 speakers)

Student: Hello, I'm Alex, a medical student. What's brought you in today? Mr Brandt: This pain in my chest. It started last night. Student: I'm sorry to hear that. Can you show me where it is? Mr Brandt: Here, in the middle. It's like a pressure. Student: Does it go anywhere else? Mr Brandt: Down my left arm, a bit. Student: On a scale of zero to ten, how bad is it? Mr Brandt: A seven. It got worse when I climbed the stairs. Student: Thank you. So, a pressure-like pain in the centre of your chest since last night, spreading to your left arm, seven out of ten, worse with exertion. Is that right? Mr Brandt: Yes, that's it exactly.

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## What Makes This Work

- ✓Introduces themself and their role
- ✓Starts with an open question
- ✓Covers site, character, radiation, severity and triggers
- ✓Summarises and checks accuracy

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## Make Your Own Version

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