Abstract: Objective To investigate the application of standardized patients in the Department of Otolaryngology. Methods Two Otolaryngology scripts were designed and four standardized patients were trained. Ten students were offered standardized patients teaching method twice. Students’ and clinical teachers’ feedback, as well as objective grading for each student were analyzed. Results The performance scores for all the standardized patients were more than 4 points (1-5 points). Standardized patients and clinical teachers have a high degree of consistency in grading the students. 70% (7/10) of the students considered standardized patients’ immediate comment as the most benefits. Conclusions Well trained standardized patients could competent for the role of an actor, evaluator and instructor, to teaching and assessing the students. The standardized patients teaching model should be promoted in Otolaryngology.

Key words: standardized patients (SPs), medical education, Otolaryngology