The October 27-30, 2026 course will only be offered in person from 9:00AM to 5:00PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time. View the course start time in your local time zone. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

Led by some of the world’s leading simulation educators, the Healthcare Simulation Essentials: Design and Debriefing (HSEDD) course is the Center for Medical Simulation’s (CMS) flagship faculty development course. Featuring CMS’ Debriefing with Good Judgment ® and SimZones approaches, the course prepares simulation program leaders and instructors to position simulation to solve real problems in healthcare organizations and health profession schools. Attendees can expect the Center for Medical Simulation’s well-known transformational educational experience provided by a team of the world’s leading simulation experts with diverse expertise and backgrounds.

To leverage attendees investment in this course and position attendees’ work to have the greatest sustainable impact, we ask attendees to do some work before the course begins. We ask attendees to speak with at least one key partner in their organization to identify a problem that can be addressed with simulation (e.g. patient safety issues, curriculum challenges). In the course, we will then work with each attendee in immersive small groups to design simulation curriculum using our proven methods, as well as practice Debriefing with Good Judgment©.

Course Readiness Goals

• Co-create a strategic plan with partners to make a sustainable impact with simulation
• Build a challenging and safe learning environment
• Design, conduct, and debrief simulations across the SimZones
• Apply the “With Good Judgment” approach to change behavior
• Thrive as an educator and change agent

Format:

The course will take place over 4 consecutive days. It is our belief that this intense learning experience is best accomplished with continuous, individualized mentoring from highly experienced CMS faculty and the development of a peer-led community of practice.