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Objective:To explore the application effects of standardized patient (SP) and breast visual palpation simulation system on clinical probation of breast surgery for medical students.Methods:A total of 110 students were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, and each group was further divided into 5 subgroups. In the experimental group, SP scripts of five common diseases in breast surgery department were designed according to the syllabus before probation, and the teachers were trained. During the probation, we first talked about the characteristics of disease diagnosis and treatment, and then the five subgroups collected the history of the disease according to the SP of different diseases mentioned above, and checked the corresponding lesions on the breast visual palpation simulation system. In the physical examination, SP responded to the students' questions. The control group also talked about the above-mentioned five diseases during the probation, and then the five subgroups carried out history collection and physical examination for specific patients in the hospital. Finally, the teaching effects were analyzed through medical record writing, theoretical examination, physical examination and student evaluation. SPSS 26.0 was used for chi-square test (or Fisher exact test) and Mann-Whitney U test. Results:There was no significant difference in the theoretical examination between the two groups. It was demonstrated that the correct rate of experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group in medical history collection, especially in the main symptoms, incentives, aggravation and remission factors, accompanying and differential symptoms and so on. And the positive results of breast, nipple and axillary lymph node palpation in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group through the physical examination operation of breast visual palpation simulation system. The analysis of students' evaluation showed that the teaching efficiency of the experimental group increased, and the students' satisfaction was improved (satisfaction rate: 92.73% vs. 76.36%).Conclusion:The application of SP and breast visual palpation simulation system in breast surgery probation teaching can not only protect the privacy of clinical patients, but also improve the teaching effects, which can be popularized in the clinical teaching of breast surgery.