title: Procedural simulation.
abstract: In the past few decades, medicine has started to look at the potential use of simulators in medical education. Procedural medicine lends itself well to the use of simulators. Efforts are under way to establish national agendas to change the way medical education is approached and thereby improve patient safety. Universities, credentialing organizations, and hospitals are investing large sums of money to build and use simulation centers for undergraduate and graduate medical education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, One Silverstein, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. aalpen.patel@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Aalpen A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glaiberman
authors.forename: Derek A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003406:Credentialing; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans