SUNY at Buffalo Simulation Program

In 2006, SUNY at Buffalo's emergency medicine residency program began utilizing simulation during residency training. Our emergency medicine residents particpate in an emergency medicine trauma simulation lab four times each year, introducing them to a unique simulated team training experience.

Currently we have two physicians within our program heading up the simulation center. David Pierce, MD and Jeffrey Myers, DO, Director.

The Behling Simulation Center provides a variety of training scenarios and simulation edicational opportunities for all specialties at the SUNY at Buffalo Medical School. The residents have the opportunity to direct different simulated trauma case scenarios using a human patient simulator.

Simulation training allows the resident to gain "real-world" experience with critical decision-making in a controlled, time-sensitive environment that includes feedback. While managing multiple clinical cases using a simulation mannequin, the resident will gain a better understanding of the outcome of their decisions so that when faced with a similar experience in real-life at a later time, they are able to quickly refer back to the objectives learned during their simulation exercise, providing enhanced care and quicker response to situations seen in the emergency department.

Emergency medicine residents will benefit from participating in this trauma simulation lab exercise by:

• practicing ATLS skills to provide patient care to a major trauma patient in a safe, simulated environment
• having an opportunity to practice team leadership skills in the patient care setting

This educational experience also includes a review of their video recorded cases where they are able to critique their own performance as part of a 360 degree self-evaluation.