It has been fascinating to observe the rapidly rising popularity of simulated learning activities
over the past decade. Emerging mainly in medical education, but quickly adopted by the …

Aspirations to achieve quality and safety goals in health services through simulation have
led to significant investments in simulation equipment, space and faculty. However, the …

Methods: We issued a request for applications to all US and Canadian medical schools
within the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), seeking a diverse group of …

Introduction This discussion paper argues for a creative synthesis between simulation and
clinical practice, where an iterative process of continual interaction ensures that skills are …

Simulation is a modern educational tool that has recently gained in the field of medical
education. The use of simulation continues to expand, and studies evaluating the …

Simulation (SMS) was established in January 2004 to represent the rapidly growing group of
educators and researchers who use a variety of simulation techniques for education, testing …

For centuries people have made models and deliberately practiced to learn new skills.
Healthcare education has recently rediscovered these basic principles. Simulation is …

An overview is presented of the strengths and limitations of simulation learning, with a
particular focus on simulation learning in medicine and health care. We present what …

Simulation as a teaching and learning strategy has been primarily used with small groups of
learners in a laboratory setting. This article reviewed the use of simulation in a large didactic …

Simulation is the reproduction of all or some aspect of a job or task. Simulation also enables
practices to be observed and training needs to be identified in a realistic workplace …