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Family medicine trainees must master an ever-growing body of knowledge and clinical competencies in order to prepare for practice in the rapidly changing primary care work environment. Because patient demographics and the medical conditions encountered by trainees vary within and across family medicine programs, it is often difficult for educators to maintain consistency in the provision of clinical training experiences. Simulation, although relatively new to family medicine education, offers a mechanism by which greater consistency can be achieved and holds the potential to enhance training in many aspects of patient care including procedural, inpatient, and outpatient skill development. This chapter provides an overview of the current state of the science and art of simulator use in the field of family medicine. Discussion begins with a review of simulator use in medical school and residency training curricula, professional certifications, and continuing medical education. Application of simulation to clinical competency assessment is also explored. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the potential challenges to successful implementation and the anticipated benefits of extended simulator use within the family medicine training environment.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, L2003 Women’s Hospital, 1500 E. Med Ctr Dr. SPC 5239, Ann Arbor, 48109-5239, MI, USA

    James M. Cooke MD

  2. Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, 1018 Fuller St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104-1213, USA

    Leslie Wimsatt PhD

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Cooke, J.M., Wimsatt, L. (2013). Simulation in Family Medicine. In: Levine, A.I., DeMaria, S., Schwartz, A.D., Sim, A.J. (eds) The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5993-4_22

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