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 Simulation-based medical education provides a controlled or simulated environment to imitate a real-life patient care setting where learners can practice and master skills without putting patients at risk. Simulation technology encompasses a variety of equipment, such as computer software and devices that allow learners to practice specific diagnostic and surgical techniques.
For example, students can practice administering anesthesia to life-sized patient mannequins that physiologically respond to treatment just as a real life patient would. And they can do so in controlled learning environments that mimic real-life patient care settings, such as critical care, surgical, or resuscitation emergencies.
The Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center uses three primary types of simulation: actors that portray standardized patients, full-sized patient mannequins and task trainers - all in realistic patient care settings.
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