Advanced cardiac life support training may be obtained with a simulator device. Summary There are, at this time, more than 50 anesthesia simulators in operation worldwide. Listing the diverse emphases and interests of each simulator group is beyond the scope of this report. While the concept of simulation is ancient, realistic computer-controlled simulated patients are relatively new. Cost control, the need for educational accountability, requirements for lifelong learning and demonstration of professional skill, demands for cross training and competence in several activities and the exploding universe of scientific information seem, together, to present formidable educational challenges.
Simulation offers at least a partial answer.
W. Bosseau Murray, M.D., is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania. Arthur J.L. Schneider, M.D., is Professor of Anesthesiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania. E-mail the author. All rights reserved.