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 …

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

Recent changes in the culture of medical education have highlighted deficiencies in the
traditional apprenticeship model of education, and emphasized the need for more …

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 …

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 …

Background There has been a shift from the initial learning of skills on patients in the clinical
setting to initial learning in a simulated environment, using part‐task models, with the risk of …

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 …