title: Development of an Emergency Medicine Simulation Fellowship Consensus Curriculum: Initiative of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Simulation Academy.
abstract: There is currently no consolidated list of existing simulation fellowship programs in emergency medicine (EM). In addition, there are no universally accepted or expected standards for core curricular content. The objective of this project is to develop consensus-based core content for EM simulation fellowships to help frame the critical components of such training programs.
  
  
  
  This paper delineates the process used to develop consensus curriculum content for EM simulation fellowships. EM simulation fellowship curricula were collected. Curricular content was reviewed and compiled by simulation experts and validated utilizing survey methodology, and consensus was obtained using a modified Delphi methodology.
  
  
  
  Fifteen EM simulation fellowship curricula were obtained and analyzed. Two rounds of a modified Delphi survey were conducted. The final proposed core curriculum content contains 47 elements in nine domains with 14 optional elements.
  
  
  
  The proposed consensus content will provide current and future fellowships a foundation on which to build their own specific and detailed fellowship curricula. Such standardization will ultimately increase the transparency of training programs for future trainees and potential employers.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. Alise.Frallicciardi@hhchealth.org.
authors.forename: Alise
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frallicciardi
authors.affiliation: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL.
authors.forename: Samreen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vora
authors.affiliation: Elmhurst Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois, College of Medicine-Peoria/OSF St. Francis Medical Center Peoria and JUMP Trading Simulation and Education Center, Peoria, IL.
authors.forename: Nur-Ain
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Nadir
authors.affiliation: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY.|Northwell Health Patient Safety Institute, Lake Success, NY.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cassara
authors.affiliation: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.affiliation: Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Chan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: Amish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aghera
authors.affiliation: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moadel
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dobiesz
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D003479:Curriculum; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D000066908:Simulation Training; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires