Medical simulation has increased in size and scope over the past 20 years. What started out as an aviation industry safety standard has been picked up and adapted to meet the needs of the healthcare industry under the aim of improving provider/team competence and confidence, patient safety and decreasing overall costs. Now medical simulation is … Continue reading Medical Simulation Program: A Model for Sustainability
As the Director of Operations, I know it is important to engage the Sim Techs in every aspect of simulation. One thing that employers do is mistake the Sim Techs or Simulation Specialists for regular employees. Sim Techs are crucial in the success of everything from planning, to the overall operation. If you think about … Continue reading Sim Techs are Crucial to Every Program
Return on investment is the “golden unicorn,” when discussing your program with non-simulation types. Recently, Dr. Paul Phrampus recently tackled this subject: ——————————————– Education may NOT be the Return on Investment Value of Healthcare Simulation Its January 2019 and I am flying to San Antonio, Tx to attend the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. … Continue reading Return on Investment in Medical Simulation
Have you ever wanted to know what sim is/has been up to? The UC Irvine Medical Education Simulation Center routinely publishes documents and material about its operations and schedules. Want to see our current schedule?http://medsim.uci.edu/calendar.asp Our Strategic Plan can be found here.https://sites.uci.edu/medsim/about-us/strategic-planning/ Center Newslettershttps://sites.uci.edu/medsim/about-us/newsletter/ Annual reportshttps://sites.uci.edu/medsim/about-us/annual-reports/
In order to provide quality Medical Education scenarios for our learners, the staff at the Medical Education Simulation Center utilize a process when creating curriculum and scenarios that follows the ADDIE model closely. We do this to ensure standardization of development and ensure nothing is forgotten. More information on curriculum development can be found at: … Continue reading How We Develop Our Scenarios
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