General Questions
SimBoost is a complete simulation center management platform. It combines audiovisual recording, scenario management, scheduling, assessments, and debriefing tools into one easy-to-use system. All data is stored securely on your institution’s local server.
SimBoost helps instructors and students by recording simulations with multiple cameras and microphones, tagging key moments, and supporting video-based debriefings. It improves learning by making it easier to observe, review, and evaluate performance in clinical training.
Absolutely! As medical education shifts towards Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME), it's more important than ever to have tools that can truly measure student progress and identify areas where they need extra support. SimBoost is designed to do exactly that.
Here's how SimBoost helps you implement CBME effectively:
- Objective Skill Assessment: SimBoost allows you to design simulation scenarios with built-in rubrics specifically aligned to target, measurable milestones. During the simulation, instructors can use these rubrics to evaluate the learner's performance and provide a concrete rating against each target skill. This ensures objective and consistent assessment of competency levels.
- Data-Driven Personalized Learning (Guided by Instructors): While instructors are at the heart of personalized learning, SimBoost empowers both instructors and learners. Students can log in to the system (if permitted by program admins) to review recordings of their simulation performance and see their evaluation results. This allows them to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses and come prepared for more targeted debriefing sessions with their instructors.
- Real-Time Feedback: Gone are the days of delayed feedback. SimBoost's tagging and annotation features let instructors provide timely and specific feedback during and after simulations, accelerating the learning process.
- EPA Readiness: Want to assess your students' ability to handle real-world clinical tasks? With SimBoost, you can create simulation scenarios specifically designed to mimic Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). You can then use customized feedback forms to evaluate student performance during these simulated EPAs, ensuring they're well-prepared for independent practice.