In the ever-expanding field of medical simulation, the newest technologies available are often flaunted as the “Next Big Thing” for medical education. Innovations from minor medical simulation teaching tools to full-body human simulators seem to happen every week. And while these innovations are exciting and have great potential, sometimes the advertisements for healthcare simulation innovations [...]

3D printing is one way the healthcare simulation community ventures towards innovation. Creativity and innovation are demonstrated at numerous healthcare simulation focused conferences’ showroom floors crowded with the latest upgraded task trainers and manikins. Many healthcare simulation centers throughout the world seek out new ideas and designs independently, to make medical simulation training better. One [...]

Healthcare simulation as a whole is mainly about teaching the practice of medicine to achieve heightened patient safety. One of the areas of medical simulation that has yielded some of the most dramatic arguments in favor of promoting clinical simulation across education is Obstetrics and Gynecological-based simulation. The practice of simulated care for both mother [...]

As any simulationist would proclaim, innovation is a crucial part of any healthcare simulation program. The advancement of clinical simulation through creativity occurs in many ways, from molding a new wound from silicone to making a specialized task trainer from everyday materials. In the world of medical simulation, there are plenty of resources for innovative [...]