title: Simulating the domain of medical modeling and simulation: the medical modeling and simulation database.
abstract: Over the past year the National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation's (NCCMMS) Medical Modeling and Simulation Database (MMSD) has grown dramatically. There are now over 170,000 entries including current articles and upcoming conference listings. In addition, in the near future, the scope of the NCCMMS website will expand to include an evaluation section where NCCMMS researchers will compile data describing the efficacy and cost efficiency of many commercially available simulators. The NCCMMS also plans to create a new collaborative forum on the website. This message board area will provide a single location for researchers to discuss new simulation techniques and programs. It will help to facilitate communication between companies and researchers in the field by creating a comprehensive forum for medical modeling and simulation discussions. The newly expanded MMSD and NCCMMS websites are designed to create a simple way for researchers and companies to work together to facilitate the sharing of information and to spur advancement of the medical modeling and simulation discipline.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation and Office of the Vice President for Planning and Program Development, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. combscd@evms.edu
authors.forename: C Donald
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Combs
authors.forename: Kara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Friend
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mannion
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Alpino
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D019992:Databases as Topic; D004501:Education, Medical; D014481:United States