Professional Development
Professional development for healthcare simulation educators, nursing simulation technicians, medical simulation program administrators and more.
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Artificial Intelligence AIAugust 30, 2024To ChatGPT or Not in Nursing Simulation
With the evolution of technology and reported success of ChatGPT, the question is should ChatGPT be used or not in…
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ModalityMarch 19, 2025Is this Robot the Future of Healthcare Simulation Manikin Technology?
What if a healthcare simulation manikin was so real, that clinical learners could not tell if they were speaking with…
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Simulation ScenariosJuly 16, 2025Scaffolding Difficult Clinical Concepts into Healthcare Simulation Activities
Abstract: Professional healthcare students often have difficulty understanding complex clinical concepts in a traditional didactic format. However, innovative teaching methods…
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NursingAugust 21, 2024How Nursing and Engineering Departments Work Together to Improve Nursing Simulation
What happens when nursing schools and engineering schools team up? Innovation in nursing simulation! Over at UMass Amherst’s Elaine Marieb…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 28, 2025How to Challenge Imposter Syndrome in Healthcare Simulation
Prevalent in clinical simulation educators, impostor phenomenon is considered the overwhelming sense of phoniness, doubt of abilities, and fraudulent feelings…
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Scenario DesignSeptember 2, 2024How to Use Design Thinking to Enhance Healthcare Simulation: Part 1
Design Thinking is a human-centric problem-solving process that allows for quicker results and the ability to test and modify at…
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Scenario DesignAugust 19, 2024How Healthcare Simulation Enhances Communication and Organizational Culture
Clinical simulation provides an excellent opportunity to enhance communication and organizational culture. The more that people are involved in a…
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Scenario DesignSeptember 27, 2024Using ChatGPT For Medical School Curriculum Development
In the ever-evolving landscape of medical education and healthcare simulation, innovative technologies continue to shape how educators teach and students…
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Professional DevelopmentJuly 31, 2024How to Impact Clinical Outcomes as a Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist
Simulation technicians have an essential role in healthcare simulation education. Within a clinical simulation team, a healthcare simulation technician’s support…
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AvkinJanuary 8, 2026AvMentor Provides Standardized Patient Program Development, Training & Services
Avkin’s AvMentor program helps healthcare simulation programs develop or expand a Standardized Patient program. From budgetary concerns to derailing the…
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Needs AssessmentAugust 5, 2024Understanding Deep Cognitive Learning in Medical Simulation
With advancements in technology, healthcare simulation has evolved beyond psychomotor skills training to include deep cognitive learning, which involves higher-order…
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Standardized Patients TrainingSeptember 14, 2024Enhancing Healthcare Simulation-Based Education with High-Fidelity Standardized Patients
The Standardized Patient (SP) methodology has been used in Healthcare Simulation since the 1960s to train medical students and residents…
