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 …

Simulation is often used in nursing education as a teaching methodology. Simulation is
rooted in adult learning theory. Three learning theories, cognitive, social, and constructivist …

During the past 15 years there has been widespread adoption of simulation in health care
education as a method to train and assess learners. Multiple factors have contributed to this …

Background Simulation technology is widely used in undergraduate and graduate medical
education as well as for personnel training and evaluation in other healthcare professions …

Objectives The aim of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of medical skills
laboratories or simulators. In particular, it aimed to determine if performance in medical skills …

Educator preparation programs have moved away from offering interest-based courses that
prepare a teacher candidate on a more surface level and have opted to integrate more …

Background Simulation education is needed to train a highly competent nursing workforce.
In-person simulation requires many resources, such as faculty, space, and time, that can …

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 …

Background: Objective evaluations of residents' clinical skills reveal serious deficits.
Purpose: To develop, implement, and evaluate outcomes from a review course in cardiology …