Simulation is 1. Imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing, or 2. The act or process of pretending; feigning.
The art of simulation has probably been with us for thousands of years. Early acts of simulation revolved around hunting parties, preparing for great festivals, and entertaining. Today, in health care, simulation is a big part of how we "practice" specialized procedures before a surgeon's hands ever remove an appendix or perform exploratory laprascopic surgery. We also use simulation to practice highly organized team approaches to trauma care and working together as a coordinated unit in the operating room.
Last Monday I had the opportunity to visit and tour our National Capital Simulation Center located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Considered a simulation center of excellence by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), the simulation center trains hundreds of medical students every year in "virtual" suturing, laprascopy, and manipulation of specialized surgical instruments as they prepare for a career in medicine.
I was interviewing with Dr. Gill Muniz, Deputy Medical Director of the facility to explore possible research opportunities in the future.
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