Medical simulation training most often means any clinical simulation used to train medical physicians. To best comprehend how these medical simulations work, one must understand the physician’s scope of practice and specific roles and responsibilities inherent across medicine. Specifically, medical simulation focuses on training objectives such as learning how to diagnose, treat, perform surgery, and [...]

Healthcare simulation organization Simulation Canada is offering a six-week virtual interactive course on how to harness systems-focused simulation and debriefing to improve patient safety, operational efficiencies and care quality. Provided in partnership with Healthcare Systems Simulation International, this course is evidence informed, includes easy-to-use tools and cognitive aids, and provides a clear road map to [...]

The MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, Massachusetts, has recently developed a clinical simulation track within the school’s PhD in Health Professions Education (HPEd) program. Hoping to expand upon the education of simulationists, the institute has recently developed a new master’s degree program in health professions education track with simulation-based education (SBE) and simulation [...]

Knowing how to clean virtual reality headsets has become an important point of discussion as simulation educators begin to use this technology for their learners. The first things to know and implement are basic principles of hygiene and compliance with institutional regulatory standards of sanitation. Knowing the various components of virtual reality headsets and the [...]