Practicing Healthcare Simulation Internationally & Evaluation Tools for Learner Assessment
Let's Talk SIMShow Notes
In the second episode of season two, host Kyle Johnson, PhD, RN, CHSE, Associate Dean for Simulation & Associate Professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing talks with Dr. Kim Leighton, PhD, RN, CHSOS, CHSE, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN, Executive Director of the ITQAN Clinical Simulation and Innovation Center at Hamad Medical Cor, Doha, Qatar. Dr. Leighton shares about the importance of Learner Assessment tools, her work in Qatar, working with simulationists across the globe, and the exciting places life will take you when you take risks and try something new.
*Episode Links*
Evaluating Healthcare Simulation: https://sites.google.com/view/evaluatinghealthcaresimulation
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