Interprofessional Educator Development Course for Simulation.

As interprofessional teams and interprofessional practice become the norm in health care, there is an increasing need for interprofessional educator development to prepare health care students and staff for these new roles. This article describes the development, implementation, and results of an Interprofessional Educator Development Course (IPEDC) for simulation that was created to train clinical educators, practicing professionals, and academic faculty from all health care professions in simulation methodology. The authors, working across disciplines and professions, describe the benefits, limitations, and outcomes of this approach and explain how they met the needs of the involved stakeholders.

Effect of Socioeconomic Status Bias on Medical Student-Patient Interactions Using an Emergency Medicine Simulation.

Objectives: Implicit bias in clinical decision making has been shown to contribute to healthcare disparities and results in negative patient outcomes. Our objective was to develop a high-fidelity simulation model for assessing the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on medical student (MS) patient care.

Methods: Teams of MSs were randomly assigned to participate in a high-fidelity simulation of acute coronary syndrome.

Beating the Spread: Developing a Simulation Analog for Contagious Body Fluids.

Introduction: Effective models simulating the spread of contagion from provider to other patients, visitors, and rooms in a physically simulated emergency department setting have not been reported, and the effect of personal protective equipment (PPE) on reducing such spread in a simulated emergency department environment has not been quantified.

Methods: We developed a physical model for the spread of an Ebola-like virus. The scenario involved 3 computerized mannequins.