Medical simulation gets real.

Rebecca Voelker

Newspaper/Magazine Article

Medical simulation gets real.

December 2, 2009

Voelker R. JAMA. 2009;302(20).

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This news article reports on the growth of simulation as a teaching tool and describes several examples of its successful use in clinical education.

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