In this second of two invited articles, John J. Schaefer, III, MD describes the operational and educational approach of HealthCare Simulation of South Carolina. Introduction:  This is the second of an invited two-part series about the simulation collaborative that has developed in South Carolina. In 2006 South Carolina’s three state...

 Jennifer Calzada, MA, provides insights on medical simulation center management from a corporate sales support perspective. Your institution has spent a year and millions of dollars planning and building a state-of-the-art medical simulation center. But just because you build it, doesn’t necessarily mean people will come. How do you ensure...

All aspects of healthcare are changing. Patient safety is a global priority and when we hear that the mortality rate due to error equates to five jumbo jets crashing once a week there is no hue and cry from the public or the government as there would be if it...

Simulation has a well-known history in the military, nuclear power, and aviation. It is also a recommended teaching and learning strategy supported by several landmark studies. Although in the past 20 years simulation has become more integrated into the education of nurses and physicians, it has not been as well...

MEdSim correspondent Lesya Hoover describes Russia’s high-level efforts to integrate learning technology throughout that nation’s healthcare training programs.  In 2006, the Russian government initiated a Priority National Program in its Public Health Service, to improve the nation’s healthcare standards. The program specified changes to the accreditation system for doctors that...

Marty Kauchak describes how the medical simulation center technician community is on the cusp of embracing standards, enhanced formal education programs and other initiatives to bolster its professionalism.  MEdSim has had the privilege of visiting medical simulation centers on both sides of the Atlantic. While the mission of each center...

Andre Chow BSc, MRCS, Jean Nehme BSc, MSc, MRCS describe developments in Touch Surgery – a mobile surgical simulation platform that was created specifically to address the needs of surgical cognitive training Touch Surgery is a mobile surgical simulation platform created to address surgical cognitive training using Cognitive Task Analysis.

Dr. Jonathan Woodson is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Director, TRICARE Management Activity. In this role, he serves as principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for health issues. Interview with Dr. Jonathan Woodson is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Director, TRICARE...

William K. Atkinson, PhD, MPH, President & CEO, WakeMed Health & Hospitals shares valuable insights on how to enlist and maintain the support of senior organizational leaders and other important stakeholders for medical simulation programs.  A team of critical care nurses resuscitating SIM Man after a significant cardiac event.Image Credit:...

Medical education and training prepares physicians and other healthcare providers for a lifetime of professional work. However, the learning environment which shapes and reinforces the professional attitudes and behavior of physicians throughout their continuum of learning is quite diverse. That environment begins in medical school and extends through residency training...