Faculty Development and Resources

Faculty with the knowledge, skills and passion for simulation-based education are critical to our success. If you are interested in enhancing your skills as a simulation educator, please consider contacting us about our opportunities.

E.L.I.T.E. Program

Are you new to simulation-based teaching or looking to advance your skills? The E.L.I.T.E. (Experiential Learning and Innovation through Transformative Experiences) Program is a 10-month faculty development experience designed for UMKC School of Medicine non-tenured faculty who teach in undergraduate, graduate or graduate medical education. Through a blend of virtual and in-person sessions, participants gain practical skills in scenario design, assessment creation, prebriefing and debriefing, and simulation-based research — culminating in the development and pilot of a high-quality simulation activity ready for implementation. Online coursework is required.

Participants receive individualized mentorship, a certificate of completion and funding support to attend the regional Healthcare Simulation Conference. Enrollment is limited to 10 faculty members to maximize engagement, with applications each Fall. Sessions are held 10 months between January and December (with a break in summer).

Please email us to inquire about upcoming opportunities to apply to be in our next cohort.

Master’s Program Course

HPRE 5565 Simulation in Health Professions Education

This semester-based course is designed to assist faculty in developing the skills necessary to teach effectively with simulation. This course will focus on the core pedagogical principles and best-available evidence in simulation-based health professions education.

Tailored for adult learners, the course aims to expand each participant’s knowledge base and provide practical tools to apply directly to everyday teaching and curriculum development. Over the semester, participants will meet five times in person over the Fall Semester, with the majority of work completed online. The course is project-based and designed to help learners meet the learning objectives by designing a complete, high-quality simulation activity that can be implemented within a course or curriculum.

Simulation for Health Professions Education is offered as a 3-credit course within the MHPE program and is open to both faculty and residents. If you're already enrolled in the MHPE program, you may take it for credit as part of your degree requirements.

Alternatively, UMKC policy allows individuals — who are admitted and have the instructor’s permission — to audit a graduate course. In this case, you pay the usual tuition but receive no academic credit, and the course does not count toward enrollment status or degree requirements.

Please email us to inquire about how to register to take this course.

Just-in-Time Faculty Support

We pride ourselves on bringing the knowledge and expertise necessary to assist health profession educators in developing and executing a high-quality simulation event program. We are available to support both novice and advanced simulation educators in a variety of ways, including but not limited to:

• De-novo event, course, or program creation
• Writing objectives
• Writing simulation scenarios
• Pilot testing simulations
• Developing a learner assessment plan
• Developing a program evaluation plan
• Designing and/or implementing simulation-based research
• Faculty development (by program or unit)
• Case database
• Procedural checklists

Please email us to inquire about support.