Telemedicine and Advanced Medical Technology - Refined Training Tools for Medical Readiness

Not Available "This research will develop a standardized approach for the assessment of simulators for training combat casualty care in the military using training-transfer methodologies adopted from the aviation and military simulation domains. The approach will use acombination of subjective and objective methods previously developed for non-medical simulation applications, and the investigators will test the efficacy of the training platforms by studying the transference from simulator training to medicalperformance. The collaboration involves the evaluation of simulation products being developed by SimQuest in concert with the Howard University College of Medicine, providing a context in which to examine medical simulators in a surgical residency program.Workshops and a pilot study will be held during the Phase I project to establish the foundation for development of a standardized framework for assessment of the effectiveness of medical simulators under the guidance of an expert Advisory Board. Additionalstudies during the Phase II project period will extend the framework developed during the Phase I project period to combat medic and trauma surgery training centers in the military. It is anticipated that this approach will provide tremendous value fordetermination of the effectiveness of medical simulation in the U.S. military. The ability to bring a robust and objective framework for evaluation of medical simulators, developed in the context of the proposed STTR project, will greatly enhance thedissemination of SimQuest's products because they will be proven to provide a valuable training experience for the end-user. SimQuest's products are initially targeted on prehospital and surgical skills training. In the military, there are almost 100,000medical personnel who can benefit from training. Enlisted medical personnel such as medics and corpsmen, are now being asked to perform life-saving surgical methods. The emergence of the 91W combat medic requires advanced life-saving skills training, andthese are expected to eventually require paramedic