Faculty Development Series for Instructors

This Faculty Development series reflects our firm commitment to support you in your efforts to provide experiential learning opportunities for clinicians throughout Yale New Haven Health and Yale School of Medicine. Using simulation as an education tool is a dynamic process that requires:

• technical expertise in simulator equipment
• knowledge of how to create an environment conducive to learning
• keen awareness of and ability to observe specific behaviors within clinical scenarios and at the bedside
• an acumen of debriefing strategies to prompt self-reflection on the part of the learners
• tools to assess the impact of your educational interventions

We have created a step-wise curriculum that will provide the skills you need to succeed. To ensure quality of our training programs, we require all faculty to participate in Introduction to Simulation and Debriefing.

Upcoming Classes 2025

The Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation is an interactive learning environment where participants can safely practice high-acuity, low frequency clinical events without risk. Our simulations often involve interdisciplinary providers working together to improve interdisciplinary teamwork behaviors, communication, and crisis resource management skills as well as practice clinical decision-making and clinical skills. Our philosophy on learning is based on David Kolb's experiential learning theory. We provide our adult learners with opportunities to have concrete experiences whether real or simulated during which they can reinforce existing clinical care/standards, apply new skills, theories and knowledge with an opportunity to experience reflection on action or reflection in action. The reflection is student-centered and guided by trained facilitators who seek to expose rationale for behaviors, and then discuss way to improve behaviors and apply new knowledge in their clinical setting.

• Fundamentals of Simulation Design & Debriefing - March 20 (8 am - noon)
• Fundamentals of Simulation Design & Debriefing - May 13 (1 – 5 pm)
• Fundamentals of Simulation Design & Debriefing - Aug. 12 (8 am - noon)
• Simulation Design & Debriefing - 3 full day immersive program - Sept. 16, 23 and 30
• Fundamentals of Simulation Design & Debriefing - Oct. 16 (8 am - noon)
• Fundamentals of Simulation Design & Debriefing - Nov. 18 (8 am - noon)

To register for a course: Please email janine.doucette@ynhh.org or call 203-688-9565 for more details.

Fundamentals of Simulation Design and Debriefing

(CME credits are available)

This half day course for Yale New Haven Health and Yale School of Medicine faculty and staff builds from the ground up beginning with the elements of simulation-based education with adult learning principles to provide the clinician educator with a strong foundation and structure for creating experiential learning opportunities. Other course objectives include - practice simulation including scenario design and implementation as well as effective debriefing. The course is interactive and allows opportunity for practice and prompt application.

Designation Statement: Yale School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Simulation Design & Debriefing Intensive 3-day program

An in-depth interactive 3-day program designed to educate Yale New Haven Health and Yale School of Medicine faculty and staff on simulation theory and practical application in clinical disciplines and non-clinical services. The course is facilitated by a team of faculty and operations specialists from the Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation.

Designation Statement: Yale School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Program Development

The Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation is a resource for the entire YNHHS and YSM. If you are interested in participating in a simulation-based initiative, please complete the online Simulation Application.

Potential Simulation-Based Initiatives

• Procedurals Training
• Simulated Participant
• Teamwork
• In-situ
• Patient/Employee Safety
• Education/Research
• Evaluation/assessment
• Systems Integration
• Workflow design
• Product and device testing

Program Development Request

To propose a simulation-based initiative, complete and submit our online Simulation Application.