• J Emerg Med · Nov 2014

    SimWars.

    • Yasuharu Okuda, Steven A Godwin, Lisa Jacobson, Ernest Wang, and Scott Weingart.
    • University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida; National SimLEARN Center, Veterans Health Administration, Orlando, Florida.
    • J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov 1; 47 (5): 586-93.

    BackgroundSimulation use for training residents has become an expectation in emergency medicine in order to improve the educational dimensions of cognitive knowledge, critical thinking, psychomotor skills, and clinical performance.DiscussionThis article is a descriptive piece highlighting a novel group education format-"SimWars." The keys to a successful SimWars competition, including descriptions of necessary personnel and tips on effective case development, as well as lessons learned from its development and implementation, are described. After reading this article, educators will have the background necessary to implement their own simulation-enhanced training sessions.ConclusionsSimWars gives educators an opportunity to watch the decision-making process of the learners as they manage simulated complex scenarios in a cooperative competitive environment.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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