Clinical Simulation Curriculum

Our Clinical Simulation Curriculum aims to provide our residents with hands on learning opportunities to help prepare them for a variety of clinical settings and procedures. We are fortunate to have unlimited access to our College of Medicine's state of the art Clinical Simulation Laboratory; a 9,000 square foot space including inpatient rooms, ER/OR/MICU/SICU, training rooms, skills labs (i.e., laparoscopic), debrief and meeting rooms, as well as 12 outpatient examination rooms (https://www.uvm.edu/medicine/simlab/?Page=facilities.html). Our current simulation curriculum includes resident training in the following clinical scenarios:

Intern Boot Camp:

  • 2nd Degree laceration repair
  • Circumcision
  • Endo Biopsy/ECC/EMC/Para cervical block/IUD insertion
  • C-Section

Obstetrical Emergencies:

  • Acute post-partum hemorrhage
  • Shoulder dystocia
  • Ecplamptic seizures
  • Forceps/vacuum-assisted deliveries

Surgical Procedures:

  • Basic and advanced hysteroscopy/laparoscopic and robotic skills, including laparoscopic knot tying
  • 3rd & 4th degree laceration repair
  • LEEP/Colposcopy
  • Nexplanon training
  • Plastic surgery
  • Pelvic anatomy (cadaver lab)
  • Surgical energy

Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Basic and Advanced Ultrasound Skills:
  • Biometry, GYN US, US guided procedures (i.e., PUBS, amniocentesis)
  • Breast ultrasound
Communication/Team Work Skills:
  • Hand-offs - Delivering bad news/Informed consent