Review date: 1969 to 2003, 34 years. Background and context: Simulations are now in
widespread use in medical education and medical personnel evaluation. Outcomes …

Medical education during the past decade has witnessed a significant increase in the use of
simulation technology for teaching and assessment. Contributing factors include: changes in …

Background: Internal medicine residents must be competent in Advanced Cardiac Life
Support (ACLS) for board certification. Purpose: The purpose was to use a medical simulator …

Simulation technology will feature prominently in this exciting, yet challenging, time for
veterinary medicine. The profession is evolving to keep pace with rapid changes in clinical …

In light of substantial government subsidies, upcoming demographic shifts, new
technologies, and financial downturns, higher education (HE) must adopt new approaches …

Simulation research has become a growing area of interest in the social studies in recent
years. Problematically, the term simulation is used without consistency among practitioners …

Objective: To identify and evaluate the influence of mentoring and simulated training in
laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCS) and define the key components for learning advanced …

Simulation is defined as the imitating of tasks, relationships, phenomenon, equipment,
behavior or some cognitive activities that are actually present in reality. The developments in …

Curriculum development in medical education should follow a planned, systematic
approach fitted to the needs and conditions of a local institutional environment and its …

Technologies that enable active learning, and more specifically inquiry or experiential
learning, are quickly entering the educational world. These technologies concern …