OHSU medical student Jared Edwards (left) talks with Jeff Stevenson before Stevenson's medical appointment at OHSU, earlier this year. The two were paired through OHSU's Student Navigator Project, where students can understand more about the challenges patients face and learn how professionals can work together to meet patient needs. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU medical student Jared Edwards (left) talks with Jeff Stevenson before Stevenson's medical appointment at OHSU, earlier this year. The two were paired through OHSU's Student Navigator Project, where students can understand more about the challenges patients face and learn how professionals can work together to meet patient needs. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU medical students Jared Edwards (left) and Tajwar "Taj" Taher (right) talks with Jeff Stevenson before Stevenson's medical appointment at OHSU, earlier this year. Both students worked with Stevenson through OHSU's Student Navigator Project, where students can understand more about the challenges patients face and learn how professionals can work together to meet patient needs. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Jeff Stevenson worked with medical students through OHSU's Student Navigator Project. The aim for the program is for students to understand more about the challenges patients face and learn how professionals can work together to meet patient needs. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Jared Edwards, OHSU medical student. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Tajwar "Taj" Taher, OHSU medical student. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Carlin Huff, 15, prepares to play a trauma victim in an OHSU simulation, which uses moulage to create more realistic scenarios to enhance the training experience for medical students. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Lish Robinson, lead simulation operations specialist, creates realistic injuries for an OHSU simulation, which uses moulage to enhance the training experience for medical students. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Mackenzie Cook, M.D. (left) waits with actress Carlin Huff, 15, to begin an OHSU trauma simulation, which uses moulage to create more realistic scenarios to enhance the training experience for medical students. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU simulations use theatrical makeup to create more realistic scenarios to enhance the training experience for medical students. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)