title: Simopoly: improving simulation center operations through a tabletop simulation exercise.
abstract: Health care simulation is a rapidly growing, heterogeneous field requiring expertise that is not traditionally represented within health care or educational institutions. Simulation staff members often take on unique roles and have goals and career development needs that differ from more typical hospital and educational institution-based personnel. This poses both challenges and opportunities for simulation administrators. In this article, we describe a novel simulation, Simopoly, designed to provide the opportunity to think creatively about simulation center staff development, retention, and promotion in the context of daily operations and management.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology (B.R.), Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies (M.S., F.L., B.R.), and Division of Emergency Medicine (R.F.), University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Farrah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leland
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Rosemarie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017059:Models, Econometric; D011361:Professional Competence; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*