1. “UltraSimageddon:” An Intra-city Emergency
Medicine Residency Competition
Adriana Segura Olson, MD1, Nathan Olson, MD2, Eric Chin, MD2, Christopher Gelabert, MD1, Craig Sisson, MD1
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1University of Texas Health San Antonio, 2San Antonio Military Medical Center
Sim and US program leaders at the 2 institutions organized the event
3 station overview: (click)
High-fidelity Sim
US skills
EM board-style questions
Scoring checklists for each station (click)
Introduction/Background
Curricular Design
Interactive education gaining favor
Sim and US are useful for knowledge application and direct observation
Collaborative activities improve communication and teamwork
Cities with multiple residencies have opportunity for collaboration and resource sharing
Educational Objectives
95% of residents indicated that they would like to see this type of collaborative educational activity in the future
Median response was 4/5 regarding usefulness of this experience (1-5 Likert Scale)
Similar collaboration projects can be implemented and adjusted to work at other institutions
Impact/Effectiveness (Click)
Our goals were to:
Increase collaboration between intra-city EM residencies
Create a non-lecture based active learning experience
Facilitate hands-on team-based medical care
Explore the residents’ reception of the session
References (Click)
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The view(s) expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of Brooke Army Medical Center, the U.S. Army Medical Department, the U.S. Army Office of the Surgeon General, the Department of the Army, Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.

2. Curricular Design: Collaborative Session Overview

3. Curricular Design: Scoring Sheets
Sample US station Scoring Sheet (Click for full sheet)
EM Boards-Style Questions
Sample Sim Scoring Sheet (click for full sheet)

4. Curricular Design – Sample Sim Scoring Sheet

5. Curricular Design – Sample US Case Scoring Sheet

6. Impact/Effectiveness

7. References
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Holmboe E, Edgar L, Hamstra S. Milestones. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education website. Accessed June 6, 2017.
Irby DM, Wilkerson L. Educational innovations in academic medicine and environmental trends. J Gen Intern Me. 2003; 18(5),
Ker J, Bradley P. Simulation in Medical Education. In: Swanwick T, ed. Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2013:
Leonard, M. The human factor: The critical importance of effective teamwork and communication in providing safe care. Qual Saf Health Care. 2004; 13(Suppl_1), I85-I90.