The purpose of the MSMS program is to develop future residents and physicians with a focus on education utilizing simulation in healthcare learning settings. This program is only offered to College of Medicine students who have applied and have been accepted into the Pre-doctoral Simulation Fellowship. Up to four Fellows per year (two at each campus) will be selected from the 3rd year student population following completion of the application process. The Colorado SIMS Fellows will be selected from the Colorado campus student population, and the Utah SIMS Fellows will be selected from the Utah campus student population.
This program effectively converts the medical school curriculum to a 5-year plan. We utilize an alternating schedule between Fellowship responsibilities and clinical rotations during Year 4 and Year 5. By the end of those two years, the Fellow will have a total of 12 months of fellowship along with completion of elective and relevant Sub Internship (Sub I) Clinical Rotations. Year 5 is best reserved for Sub I or audition rotations with some electives. The 4th year can be devoted to completing any core rotations not completed in the third year and electives. The alternating schedule will allow for the fellow to learn about theories and applications of simulation and allow them to incorporate this new information into simulation events. The experience gained by the Fellow while on clinical rotations will help to advance their understanding of how simulation is incorporated into hospital credentialing and into Board Examinations.
While the Fellow is doing simulation-related duties, they will receive instruction from a member of the Office of SIMS regularly in a clinical or small group format. These instructional times should enhance their understanding of simulation and further develop their modality management skills.
Finally, Fellows will receive instruction and constructive feedback on any educational programs they provide, to help develop their instructional skills. Fellows will become versed in inquiry based, contextually based and application-based instructional methodologies. The vision of this program is to provide the fellows with an opportunity to develop a passion for simulation and simulation education. In doing so, this program will help develop additional members of the simulation community who will have a desire to return to the field of academic instruction and help meet the expanding educational needs of the medical profession. Lastly, the program will prepare the Fellow to take the exam to become a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) from the internationally recognized Society of Simulation in Healthcare.