Missouri medicine
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Translational medicine drives progress of research along the continuum from basic biomedical research findings into clinical practice. Animal models play a central role in the above continuum. The recent explosion in molecular biology and generation of human physiological system in animals has led to an increasing use of in vivo animal models in today's translational medicine.
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The practice of emergency medicine (EM) requires proficient and expert skills in multiple high risk procedures. The emergency physician in-training needs a safe and realistic environment in which to practice and perfect the skills necessary to care for patients ranging from the critically ill to the patient with difficult intravenous access. Undergraduate medical, education overall has a need for training that enables students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to practice in a variety of specialties. This article provides an overview of simulation in a three-year emergency medicine residency at Truman Medical Center, in a required final year clerkship for all medical students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and discusses national trends for the use of simulation in emergency medicine.
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Simulation is a growing safe format to train learners on different skills and procedures in the field of Internal Medicine. This article will provide an overview of Simulation in Internal Medicine training as well as a description of different procedures and competencies. The goal of this review is to provide clinician educators and learners specific information on how they can implement simulation training in their clinical setting.
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The training of anesthesiologists has long utilized simulation based on the need to achieve maximum patient safety. The value of this type of training is that it can provide a real life experience and instruction in the complex dynamic environment of the operating room or intensive care unit through the use of didactic sessions, group or team-based exercises, and computer or servo-mechanical simulator training with post-simulation debriefings. This type of training is becoming more important in the formal training of anesthesiologists and will become part of the ongoing evaluation and certification of providers in the future.