title: Simulator Network project report: a tool for improvement of teaching materials and targeted resource usage in Skills Labs.
abstract: During the last decade, medical education in the German-speaking world has been striving to become more practice-oriented. This is currently being achieved in many schools through the implementation of simulation-based instruction in Skills Labs. Simulators are thus an essential part of this type of medical training, and their acquisition and operation by a Skills Lab require a large outlay of resources. Therefore, the Practical Skills Committee of the Medical Education Society (GMA) introduced a new project, which aims to improve the flow of information between the Skills Labs and enable a transparent assessment of the simulators via an online database (the Simulator Network).
authors: Giessen and Marburg University Hospital, Marburg Facility, Clinic for Viceral, Thorax, and Vascular Surgery, Marburg, Germany.
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Damanakis
authors: Wolf E
authors: WE
authors: Blaum
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Stosch
authors: Hansjörg
authors: H
authors: Lauener
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Richter
authors: Kai P
authors: KP
authors: Schnabel
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D012984:Software; D013664:Teaching Materials
keywords: clinical skills; medical education; practical skills; simulation; simulators; skills; skills lab