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Getting in the Zone: How Simple Tools Unlock Co...
Using VEMS tabletop simulation, a group of physicians and nurses explored trauma teamwork in a classroom setting—revealing insights about trust, prioritisation, and how teams think together.
Getting in the Zone: How Simple Tools Unlock Co...
Using VEMS tabletop simulation, a group of physicians and nurses explored trauma teamwork in a classroom setting—revealing insights about trust, prioritisation, and how teams think together.
Building Shared Mental Models on Shift: VEMS in...
At a regional hospital, Bridget Honan and her team are using VEMS tabletop simulation during clinical shifts to rehearse critical airway and trauma scenarios. These short drills help teams build...
Building Shared Mental Models on Shift: VEMS in...
At a regional hospital, Bridget Honan and her team are using VEMS tabletop simulation during clinical shifts to rehearse critical airway and trauma scenarios. These short drills help teams build...
When Constraints Expand Imagination: VEMS at Qu...
When simulation room access was limited, a Chief Resident at Queen’s Internal Medicine turned to VEMS to expand learning opportunities. The result? Scalable simulation, strengthened psychological safety, and powerful near-peer...
When Constraints Expand Imagination: VEMS at Qu...
When simulation room access was limited, a Chief Resident at Queen’s Internal Medicine turned to VEMS to expand learning opportunities. The result? Scalable simulation, strengthened psychological safety, and powerful near-peer...
SimSimple in Practice: Augmenting the Case Disc...
Case-based discussion is powerful—but it can drift into passive conversation. By adding simple SimSimple visual props, one medical school discovered how physical engagement and cognitive commitment transformed energy, ownership, and...
SimSimple in Practice: Augmenting the Case Disc...
Case-based discussion is powerful—but it can drift into passive conversation. By adding simple SimSimple visual props, one medical school discovered how physical engagement and cognitive commitment transformed energy, ownership, and...
When a Marker and a Bed Roll Are Enough: Simple...
A GP educator used nothing more than a marker and exam table paper to run rich, spontaneous simulation with medical students. Inspired by VEMS principles, this low-tech approach supported clinical...
When a Marker and a Bed Roll Are Enough: Simple...
A GP educator used nothing more than a marker and exam table paper to run rich, spontaneous simulation with medical students. Inspired by VEMS principles, this low-tech approach supported clinical...
When Simpler Feels Better: What This Study on V...
Recent research comparing Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) with mannequin-based simulation found higher learner-reported in-scenario experience scores in the VEMS group. This finding challenges assumptions about fidelity, immersion, and what...
When Simpler Feels Better: What This Study on V...
Recent research comparing Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) with mannequin-based simulation found higher learner-reported in-scenario experience scores in the VEMS group. This finding challenges assumptions about fidelity, immersion, and what...
