Academic Initiatives
The Medical Simulation Center doors first opened in early 2007, but the wide array of innovative academic and research pursuits belies the Center's short history. Indeed, it is the Center's vision to become a leader in the advancement of medical education with simulation technology through research, quality improvement, and creative innovations.
Awarded Grants:
| Title: Using Human Patient Simulation to Teach and Measure the Six ACGME Core Competencies |
| Collaborators: Kirk MA, Littlewood KE, and Martin ML. |
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Granting Agency: UVa Health Systems GME Innovative Grant Program |
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Comments: A pilot program in resident education that will address methods of teaching and documenting the ACGME core competencies. It is intended to develop useful metrics and create a standardized product applicable to several residencies. On-going study.
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| Title: Using Human Patient Simulation to Teach Pharmacology and Toxicology Principles |
| Collaborator: MA Kirk |
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Granting Agency: University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Research Grant, 2005 |
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Comments: Randomizing first year medical students into human patient simulation vs traditional lecture format. On-going study.
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| Title: A Physical Simulator for Training Clinical Palpation Skills in Exams of the Prostate Gland |
| Collaborators: Rigsbee S, Gerling GJ, Childress R, and Martin ML. |
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Granting Agency: Academy of Distinguished Educators, UVa Undergraduate Medical Education Research Grant |
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Comments: The aim is to design a simulator to effectively train students to detect prostate hypertrophy, prostatitis and cancers at the earliest possible stages.
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| Title: The Development of Prostate Palpation Skills through Simulation Training May Impact Early Detection of Prostate Abnormalities and Early Management |
| Collaborators: Gerling GJ, Childress R, and Martin ML. |
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Granting Agency: Congressional Directed Medical Research Program |
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Comments: Continuation of research to further develop a simulator designed to effectively train students to accurately and efficiently detect prostate abnormalities. |
Doctoral Dissertation
- Incorporating human patient simulation in medical education: Efficacy of a student-centered approach in teaching the treatment of venomous snakebites in a medical toxicology rotation by Kell, Sue Oliver, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2007, 155 pages; AAT 3260673
Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
- Kell SO, Kirk MA, Rowden AK, Holstege CP, Asarkaya Y: Effects on Learning Using Human Patient Simulation in Teaching Pharmacology Principles. Clinical Toxicology. 2005; 43:700
- Kirk MA, Kell S, Dobmeier S, Baer AB, Holstege CP, Huff JS, Jackson JM: Using new technologies for medical toxicology education. Clinical Toxicology 2004; 42:780.
- Kirk MA, Kell S, Littlewood KE, Eldridge DL, Shukla A, Bell M. Teaching toxicology concepts using human patient simulation. Clinical Toxicology 2004; 42:777.
- Kell SO, Lawrence DT, Holstege CP, Kirk MA. Efficacy of a Student-Centered Approach Using Human Patient Simulation in Teaching Venomous Snakebite Treatment. Clinical Toxicology 2007; 45:77.607.
- Littlewood KE. "Is simulation a solution for the problem resident?" American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California, October 2000.
- Littlewood KE. "Can the use of stimulators improve clinical practice?" International Congress of American Association for Respiratory Care. Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2003.
- Littlewood KE. "Conscious sedation in the procedure suite: Implications for RTs and Uses for Simulation." International Congress of American Association for Respiratory Care. Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2003.
- Littlewood KE. "Preparing under-experienced medical students for duty-hour restricted residency in the outcome project era-Maybe anesthesia's simulator is the answer?" American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, October 2006.
- Littlewood KE. "Preparing Millennial Students for an Outcome-Project Based Residency-Maybe Anesthesia's Simulator is the Answer?" American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California, October 2007.
- Raja NS, Schleser JA, Norman WP, Myzie CD, Gerling GJ, Martin ML. "Simulation Framework for Training Chest Tube Insertion Using Force Feedback Virtual Reality Devices." IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Conference. Montreal, Canada, 2007.
- Rigsbee S, Gerling GJ, Childress R, Martin ML. "A Computerized Physical Simulator for Training Clinical Prostate Palpation Skills." IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Conference. Montreal, Canada, 2007.
- Shukla A, Kline DL, Cherian AZ, Lescanec A, Rochman AS, Plautz CM, Kirk MA, Littlewood KE, Custalow CL, Srinivasan R, Martin ML: Life Saving techniques and simulation training courses for 3rd year medical students. Simulation in Healthcare. 2007; 2:1.
- Wright EB, Kirk MA, Littlewood KE, Martin ML. "Using simulation to teach medical students life-saving techniques: A day long workshop." Human Patient Simulation Network Annual Conference. Tampa, Florida, February 2008.
