The history of simulation in medical education and possible future directions

• Published in: Medical education Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 254 - 262
• Main Author: Bradley, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2006; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: 19th century; 20th century; Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods; education; Education, Medical - history; Education, Medical - trends; Educational sciences; Forecasting; history; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Medical and paramedical education; medical/history/trends; Patient Simulation; Teaching methods; Century 19-20; Medicine; 20th century; education; Simulation; University; medical/history/trends; patient simulation; forecasting; history; Forecasting; 19th century; history; Historical

Introduction  Clinical simulation is on the point of having a significant impact on health care education across professional boundaries and in both the undergraduate and postgraduate arenas. Scope of simulation  The use of simulation spans a spectrum of sophistication, from the simple reproduction...