title: What we call what we do affects how we do it: a new nomenclature for simulation research in medical education.
abstract: Rapid technological advances and concern for patient safety have increased the focus on simulation as a pedagogical tool for educating health care providers. To date, simulation research scholarship has focused on two areas; evaluating instructional designs of simulation programs, and the integration of simulation into a broader educational context. However, these two categories of research currently exist under a single label-Simulation-Based Medical Education. In this paper we argue that introducing a more refined nomenclature within which to frame simulation research is necessary for researchers, to appropriately design research studies and describe their findings, and for end-point users (such as program directors and educators), to more appropriately understand and utilize this evidence.
authors.affiliation: Learning Institute Fellowship in Education (LIFE) Research Group, SickKids Learning Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Faizal A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Haji
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: Marie-Paule
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Morin
authors.forename: Konstantine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Giannoulakis
authors.forename: Jansen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Jeffrey J H
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cheung
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014584:User-Computer Interface