Department of Emergency Medicine

Medical Simulation

High fidelity medical simulation offers numerous benefits for patients, trainees, as well as educators, and is becoming an integral tool in the future of medical education.

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Medical Simulation Fellowship

The Medical Simulation Fellowship is an immersive training program for emergency medicine providers who want to build a career in simulation.

Medical Simulation

High fidelity medical simulation offers numerous benefits for patients, trainees, as well as educators, and is becoming an integral tool in the future of medical education.

Our mission is to promote excellence in clinical care, patient safety, multi-disciplinary team performance and research through the application of simulation and innovative technologies for education.

We offer high-tech facilities, expert staff, and the most realistic training environment possible.

The rapid rate of information growth, increased demands on physician educators, and patient safety concerns have created a challenge to the present model of hands-on training for health care personnel. High fidelity medical simulation offers numerous benefits for patients, trainees, as well as educators, and is becoming an integral tool in the future of medical education.

Faculty

Division Director

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    Linda Brown, MD, MSCE

    Interim President, Brown Emergency Medicine; Interim Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine; Vice Chair, Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Interim Physician-in-Chief, Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island, Hasbro Children's, The Miriam & Newport Hospitals, Director, Brown EM Division of Medical Simulation, Professor of Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
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  • Andrew Musits, MD, MS

    Andrew Musits, MD, MS

    Medical Director, Lifespan Medical Simulation Center; Director, Medical Simulation Fellowship, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar
  • Leo Kobayashi, MD

    Leo Kobayashi, MD

    Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar
  • Robyn Wing, MD, MPH

    Robyn Wing, MD, MPH

    Director, PEM Medical Simulation, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Teaching Scholar
  • David Lindquist, MD

    David Lindquist, MD

    Director of Teamwork Training, Lifespan Medical Simulation Center, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Gianna Petrone, DO, MS

    Gianna Petrone, DO, MS

    Assistant Program Director, EM Residency, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Frank Overly, MD

    Medical Director, Hasbro Children's Hospital Emergency Department, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics

Director, Resident Simulation Program

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    Keegan McNally, MD

    Director, Resident Simulation Program, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator

Lifespan: Medical Simulation

Medical simulation is the set-up, monitoring and review of a controlled medical event, designed to educate health care providers and broaden their experience with critical situations.

Medical Simulation

Medical Simulation Fellowship

The Medical Simulation Fellowship is an immersive training program for emergency medicine providers who want to build a career in simulation.