What is Simulation?

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The creation of a situation or environment to allow participants to experience a representation of a real event for the purpose of practice, learning, evaluation, testing, or to gain understanding of systems or human action.

Types of Simulation

Standardized Patient (SP) Simulation involves the use of individuals trained to play the roles of patients, family members, or others to allow participants to practice history taking skills, physical exam skills, communication skills, and other exercises.

High Fidelity simulation uses high fidelity mannequins that have pulses, BP, breathe, lung sounds, heart sounds, pulse oximetry and a monitor that can display EKG, arterial waveforms, pulmonary artery waveforms, etc. These mannequins can be used to create and allow participants to practice procedures such as CPR, bag-mask ventilation, intubation, defibrillation, chest tube placement and others.

Partial task trainer simulation includes the use of products to train or practice a specific skill such as intubation, central venous line placement, IV insertions, lumbar punctures, and other procedures.

What is an OSCE?

OSCE is an acronym for Objective Structured Clinical Exam. It describes a form of performance-based testing used to measure a student's clinical competence. During an OSCE, trainees are observed and evaluated as they go through a series of timed stations in which they interview, examine and treat standardized patients who present with some type of problem. Stations are designed to test basic knowledge of history taking, physical examination, and communication skills.