The Center for Medical Simulation

This week on DJ Simulationistas: Janice informs Dan of the "Dan Raemer rule" at CMS, Dan gets imposter syndrome, and both DJs discover a revealing truth about their public speaking practice. Also: how to use experiential learning to get your listeners involved; the talk topics that people get the most from; and attempting to live out childhood dreams as an adult. Enjoy!

This week on DJ Simulationistas: what is the value of teamwork and staff cohesion? When will you see returns on time you invest in building a team? Also: setting records for incompetence at CMS, the most chaotic scenario ever, and turning around a negative relationship through coaching. Enjoy!

In this week's episode of DJ Simulationistas: Dan & Janice debrief the IMSH conference and explore what inspires and energizes them to work harder in the coming year. Also: how to pick up your energy when your learners are flat, attention-seeking behaviors in debriefing, and the value of pure positive reinforcement for your learners. Enjoy!

This week on DJ Simulationistas: A split-second decision needs to get made in the ER. Two people have different ideas. How do you make a decision? An incident with Janice's daughter forced Dan & Janice to consider the problem of "certainty." Enjoy!

Greetings from flu-ridden Boston! We managed to roll out of our sick-beds to bring you this miniature episode. "Name It to Tame It" is a strategy for soothing upset emotions, solving team friction, and otherwise defusing a debriefing in danger of going off the rails. In this episode, Dan & Janice interview Stephanie Barwick of Mater Education in Brisbane, Australia, a sim educator who has some exp...

In this week's episode of DJ Simulationistas, Janice & Dan return to their discussion from two weeks ago about debriefer self-rescue to ask one more question-- how do you save your debriefing when something you did sets off a participant? The team offers simple and effective solutions for managing an upset learner and making sure your learning outcomes still get reached. Enjoy!

In this week's episode of DJ Simulationistas, Dan & Janice examine some of the pervasive myths that they have encountered in their time in the world of simulation, and try to figure out which ones have some truth and which ones are complete nonsense. If you're at IMSH 2018 in Los Angeles this week, visit Dan and Janice at the Center for Medical Simulation booth, and watch Dan's interview of plenar...

In this week's episode of DJ Simulationistas, Dan & Janice explore how to "chillax" in a stressful debriefing, Dan admits his fatal flaw, and the team explores how to deal with "resident hubris." Also: the importance of naming your demons, debriefing self-rescue, notes on triple-loop learning, and how having a good partner can get you through the toughest debriefing. Enjoy!

In this month's very bite-sized version of the CMS Book Club, Dr. Rebecca Minehart leads the team in a discussion of Dale Carnegie & Associate's book "Listen! The Art of Effective Communication." Joining us this week are CMS faculty and friends including Ignacio del Moral, Kate Morse, Janice Palaganas, Roxane Gardner, Stephanie Barwick, Robert Simon, and Laura Rock. Enjoy!

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … ‘Sup?, Dan reflects on the hidden costs of a life devoted to continual learning. Janice explores what motivates your adult learners to grow and change, and proposes a hiring method to find only people who want to get better at their jobs. Also: what do you do when you’re trying to remember an old skill and all you find is cobwebs? And when is prior ex...

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … ‘Sup?, Dan teaches us about the one thing that frustrates him most watching teaching in simulation, and special guests Roxane Gardner and James Lipshaw join Janice to discuss the biggest bloopers and pratfalls in establishing an online learning environment that works for your students. Also: Janice explains the difference between entrepreneurship and...

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … ‘Sup?, Janice and Dan bring you the #1 skill that you can take back to patient care from simulation. Also this week: how to interrupt a doctor so that allied health workers can speak their minds, what interprofessional education actually is (versus what you’re doing), and the lightbulb moment for operating room teams. Enjoy!

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … ‘Sup?, Janice makes Dan reveal the secret to building successful models and sim technology. Also: how to engage surgeons in your simulation, the trick to modeling just a little chunk of a brain, and a research-based debate over the effectiveness of burning meat in the operating room. For tutorial videos on how to make some of our models, visit www.you...

The Center for Medical Simulation Book Club is a monthly session where the CMS team reads and discusses a relevant writing to the world of simulation. The Book Club is a light-hearted and enjoyable “play date,” where CMS faculty and guests have the opportunity to flex their mental muscles. In this episode, the team discusses the book "Radical Candor" by Kim Scott. Enjoy!

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … ‘Sup?, Dan and Janice tackle the question that CMS investigates every day: how do you best educate educators? We propose a number of solutions. Also this week: Dan’s surprise grandchild, the importance of experiential learning, Janice’s ideas for a new kind of primary practice, and a quick indoctrination into the cult of crossfit. Enjoy!

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … ‘Sup?, Dan & Janice tell us what they learned about simulation and society on their trip to give a keynote at the Korean Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Also this week: the danger of open-ended questions, the trouble with idioms, and how to project humor across the language barrier. Enjoy!

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … ‘Sup?, we bring you an exclusive preview of IMSH 2018 from three members of the IMSH 2018 planning committee: Roxane Gardner, Jordan Halasz, and Jill Sanko. IMSH 2018 will take place in Los Angeles, California from January 13 to January 18, 2018, and will feature some special surprises which you can hear about in this episode! Dan Raemer, founding Pre...

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … ‘Sup?, Dan and Janice run their own private book club for Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, because, well, Dan forgot about the actual CMS Book Club. From there, we discuss what exactly shame is, screaming while taking a tennis ball directly to the face, and gremlins on the wings of the plane.

The Center for Medical Simulation Book Club is a monthly session where the CMS team reads and discusses a relevant writing to the world of simulation. The Book Club is a light-hearted and enjoyable “play date,” where CMS faculty and guests have the opportunity to flex their mental muscles. In this episode of the CMS Book Club, the team discusses the book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulne...

In this week’s miniature episode of DJ Simulationistas … Sup?, Dan and Janice explore educational models for spaced learning in healthcare education. Also: Dan discusses his past life studying the kinetics of anesthesia drug infusion, we run into issues with the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and a conversation about memory and retention that (former middle school teacher) James the tech guy pr...

In this week's episode of DJ Simulationistas, Dan takes us through his new project to make sure that real patients are never hurt by simulation, including a deep dive into the history of sim, including real patient deaths that have been caused by simulation. For more information on Dan and Ann Mullen's project, visit www.healthcaresimulationsafety.org.

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … Sup?, Dan and Janice check in on our emotions before moving on to cognition… or do they? We explore strategies and alternative models for the Reactions Phase of debriefing. Also: Getting people to trust you in debriefing, keeping grounded in reality, and [insert Lisa Simpson “Grade Me!” gif here].

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … 'Sup?, Janice experiments on her children with facial recording software, and finds some unexpected results. Also: how to recognize a Super Recognizer, Dan takes us on a journey to Scotland Yard, people who never forget a place setting, and more!

The Center for Medical Simulation Book Club is a monthly session where the CMS team reads and discusses a relevant writing to the world of simulation. The Book Club is a light-hearted and enjoyable “play date,” where CMS faculty and guests have the opportunity to flex their mental muscles. In this episode of the CMS Book Club, the team discusses the book Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate,...

In this week’s episode of DJ Simulationistas … Sup?, Dan and Janice discuss words they find frustrating in simulation, and riff on an old George Carlin routine. Also: the origins of the Voice of God, to hyphenate or not to hyphenate, how to help with the simulation comedown, and more!