title: Credentialing and certifying with simulation.
abstract: Assessment and evaluation are integral parts of any educational and training process, and students at all levels of training respond by studying more seriously for the parts of the course or training that are assessed. To promote and enhance effective learning successfully, simulation and other teaching methods should be both formative and summative, because the ultimate goal is to ensure professional competence. This article describes a model of medical competence, and focuses on the use of medical simulation in assessment and evaluation of different levels of clinical competence using examples from experience.
authors.affiliation: The Israel Center for Medical Simulation (MSR), Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel. amitai.ziv@sheba.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Amitai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ziv
authors.forename: Orit
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Avner
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sidi
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berkenstadt
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003406:Credentialing; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D012577:Schools, Medical