By:Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) Simulation educators spend a lot of time thinking about cognitive load. We worry about scenario complexity, realism, and whether learners can process the clinical task in front of them. But Remy Roe’s recent […]
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Why Readiness Matters Before Moving to Competency-Based Education: The Case of Pharmacy Education
By: Krisy Thornby, PharmD, BCPS; Denise H. Rhoney, PharmD, FCCP, FNCS, MCCM; Aleda M. H. Chen, PharmD, MS, PhD, FAPhA Anyone who has engaged in curricular reform knows that approving a new curriculum is rarely […]
Rolling for Resuscitation – Designing a Board Game for Learning about the ICU
By: Vincent Chan, MD The Inklings of an Idea “If you’ve ever wanted to step into the shoes of a doctor saving lives in the ICU, Critical Care offers that experience.” – Stuti Steth, Ubyssey […]
Reimagining the OSCE for Learning in Competency-based Education
By: Candace Pau, MD and H. Carrie Chen, MD, PhD As health professions education (HPE) increasingly shifts toward competency-based frameworks, a debate has arisen about whether Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), a type of simulation-based […]
Simulation case-based point-of-care ultrasound competency assessment in senior emergency medicine residents
By: Courtney M Smalley MD, Margaret Sande MD MS MSHPEd, Juliana Wilson DO MPH, Resa E Lewiss MD Lessons learned: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a powerful diagnostic tool integral to emergency department (ED) patient care. […]