Learning pathway
Curriculum
Worked in order, the modules take a resident from defining a focused learning objective, through writing and running the case, to prebriefing and debriefing with intention.
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Learning Objectives and Educational Design
How to turn a broad simulation idea into specific, observable objectives that focus case content, learner expectations, assessment, and debriefing.
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Case Writing and Scenario Design
How to build the case structure: signal-to-noise ratio, stepwise progression, learner cues, distractors, assessment criteria, and debrief hooks.
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Running the Case
How to translate a written case into a reliable learning experience: modality, simulation technology, embedded participants, dry runs, and real-time troubleshooting.
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Prebriefing and Debriefing
How to establish the learning contract, then use a structured debrief to turn simulation performance into reflection, feedback, and a concrete plan for future practice.
Additional topics
For interested learners to explore next
These topics are not part of the required core sequence, but they are useful extensions for residents who want to design more sophisticated cases or facilitate simulation more confidently.
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Technology in Simulation
How to select, operate, and evaluate manikins, virtual simulation, and game-based tools so the technology serves the learning objective.
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Difficult Learners
Practical approaches to learners who are disengaged, defensive, unsafe, overconfident, or struggling during simulation and debriefing.
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Simulation Research
Use theory, translational outcomes, and protocol-level planning to turn a simulation idea into a feasible study that can explain learning, test an intervention, or improve clinical practice.