Graduate Medical Education

The emergency medicine residency program is an integral part of our simulation training endeavors. 

Our curriculum covers topics in pediatrics, geriatrics, trauma, and medicine.  Our sessions mix high-fidelity simulation scenarios and focused procedural instruction.

We bring our best teaching cases to the simulation lab and recreate them using the actual patient data. This allows the trainees to manage these difficult or rare cases in a controlled environment. They manage these cases and practice these procedures without risk to patients. They no longer have to make their first attempt on a live person.  As patient safety comes to the forefront of medicine, simulation will play an increasing role in medical training and maintenence of certification.

Mock Code Training

The simulation lab is an ideal arena for medical students and residents to learn how to manage a “Code Blue.”  Prior to the advent of simulation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) were often first experienced on actual patients who were in cardiac arrest. 

Below: Internal Medicine residents managing a patient who requires placement of an external pacemaker for heart block. Pam Aitchison, RN applies transcutaneous pacer pads and the residents use the generator to restore the patient’s heart rate and blood pressure. These cases prepare them for actual situations they will encounter on the wards.

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“A simulation-based educational program significantly improved the quality of care provided by residents during actual ACLS events. There is a growing body of evidence indicating that simulation can be a useful adjunct to traditional methods of procedural training.”

Wayne et al. Chest 2008; 133:56-61.