Innovative Technology to Improve Simulation Access for Rural Clinicians.

Pediatr Clin North Am

Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street, Coloumbe Family Tower, 4th Floor, Suite 4809, Portland, ME 04102, USA.

Published: February 2025

Rural pediatric clinicians face barriers to accessing health care simulation, an educational standard to prepare for high-acuity, low-occurrence (HALO) events. Simulation is typically accessible in urban academic medical centers, as it is resource-intensive owing to the necessary equipment and expertise needed to implement training. Rural hospitals face geographic and financial barriers to providing simulation training. Paradoxically, rural clinicians may benefit from additional training owing to infrequent clinical HALO events in rural centers. Emerging simulation modalities, including mobile simulation, telesimulation, and extended reality, offer more accessible simulation alternatives for rural clinicians, addressing geographic and financial gaps in access.

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