High-stake Clinical Skill Assessment

One example of using medication simulation for clinician skill assessment by NBOME which includign both physical exam, history taking and communications, professionalism, etc.  This allow the examination conducted in a controlled simulation environment without any risk to patients.

Simulation Education and Assessment

It is important to recognize the difference between formative assessment and summative assessment. Simulation based education activity always involve some forms of assessment. Those assessments are normally not happened at same physical location. During scenario based course, the debriefing session lead by the instructor gives formative assessment to the learner (a in process [...]

Simulation: Tranformation of Learning

“Adding wings to caterpillars does not create butterflies–it creates awkward and dysfunctional [...]

Mr. Bean – CPR

How to learn CPR? How could simulation play a role in medical education ?
Light bulb is not just electronic candle. Refrigerator is not just ice cellar with electricity. iPhone is not just phone+ MP3.
As medical simulation is not just moving medical eduction from ICU to Simulation center.

Even Dummies Wear Seatbelts

Central Line Procedure Education Video

NEJM has high-quality professional videos for
Central Venous Catheterization – IJ vein
Central Venous Catheterization – Subclavian Vein
Other video tutorials including:
http://app.proceduresconsult.com/Learner/Default.aspx
 http://www.archive.org/details/SamitJoshiInternalJugularCentralLinePlacement
 http://patientsafety.icu.ehc.com/cpm/psc/cvc_without_exam/launch.html
 http://www.newmediamedicine.com/videos/2007/01/22/central-line-insertion/
http://casesblog.blogspot.com/2005/06/central-line-placement-procedure-guide.html
http://picasaweb.google.com/clinicalcases/CentralLinePlacementWithUltrasoundGuidanceAStepByStepProcedureGuide

ABIM to use Medical Simulation Technology to Evaluate Physician Competence

This is the first time for medical specialty board to offer the medical simulation as assessment tool for physician competence.
http://www.abim.org/news/news/01-29-08-mst.aspx
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-04-2008/0004748861&EDATE=