Research Opportunities for Neonatal-perinatal Medicine Fellows

Simulation has entered the mainstream of medical education internationally. The Women & Infants Hospital simulation program has been active since 2009 across all specialties and departments. Simulation is used to test systems, introduce new protocols, and provide essential education without putting patients at risk. During your fellowship, you will experience simulation in so many arenas you’ll no longer notice the camera, practicing code leadership with high fidelity simulators, refining your delivery of Difficult Conversations, as well as teaching basic resuscitation and transport stabilization skills. Two elements are important for the aspiring academician: 1) mastering the art of simulation as a teaching tool, and 2) contributing to the literature. The art of simulation, a core tool for our generation of educators, can be learned with deliberate practice, from scenario development through the negotiating the thorny debriefing. The literature is open to fellow-accessible projects, from development of assessment tools to measuring the impact on patient and resident outcomes. Our publications include “Impact of High Fidelity Delivery Room Simulation on Resident Education and Retention” among our pediatric and family practice residents, “Emergency Medicine Residents taught Neonatal Resuscitation using Simulation Enhanced Training have Improved Resuscitation skills”, and “Transportable Enhanced Simulation Technologies for Pre-Implementation Limited Operations Testing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (TESTPILOTNICU)” from our experiences prior to moving into the new NICU. My most active research protocol is “Generalizing TESTPILOT” across other transitioning healthcare delivery models. (updated: 5/15)