Education & Research

Curriculum

The Yale School of Medicine is home to the largest medical student curriculum of its kind in the country. In the course of four years, Yale Medical Students participate in over forty simulation scenarios.

Pre-clerkship Curriculum

• First-week introduction to simulated patient encounters through Introduction to the Profession course.
• Prior to clinical clerkship year, training in foley catheter placement, nasogastric intubation, and bag-valve mask ventilation at YCHS.

Advanced Training

• Emergency Medicine Sub-Internship simulation curriculum at YCHS.
• Two-to-four week simulation elective for interested fourth and fifth-year medical students.
• Opportunity to create and program simulation cases on the SimMan3G programming software.
• Opportunity to serve as a participant, actor, or the voice of the simulated patient for other medical student simulations.
• Guided practice on procedures related to chosen specialty.
• Capstone course simulation providing experience of being the only intern on the floor before starting residency.
• Motivated students can participate in ongoing research projects under the mentorship of YCHS faculty.
• Learning and practicing invasive procedures including IV insertion, nasogastric tubes, urinary catheters, central venous catheter insertion, chest tube insertion, and difficult airway management.
• Developing technical skills using bedside ultrasound simulators and partial task trainers.

Research

The Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation offers the opportunity to advance knowledge through educational research. All members of the YSM and YNHHS medical community have access to the simulation lab for research purposes. Current research projects include the transfer of invasive procedural skills from the simulation lab to the clinical setting, skills decay, live tissue versus simulator training for invasive procedures, and development of communication and leadership skills during acute resuscitations.

Fellowship

The Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation is committed to the mission of scientific discovery to improve healthcare education, quality, and safety. We welcome research ideas and collaborations from the Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Health community that includes healthcare simulation technology and resources.