A Rapid Transition to Virtual Simulation: The Creation of Virtual Simulation Doulas.

Following COVID-19-related closures of clinical and simulation learning sites, a Jesuit college of nursing made a two-week pivot from in-person to virtual clinical learning. In response, the simulation team reinvented their role to provide extensive support in the Jesuit pedagogical tradition. These self-titled "simulation doulas" removed all nonteaching tasks from faculty, remained available for questions and concerns, and became experts on the simulation platforms.