Alex (Sandy) MacQuarrie, PhD and Paramedic, reflects on his move from Canada to Australia, principles of simulation in medical education & his personal experience with cardiac arrest.
Topics discussed:
Constructivism in education
Organic versus mechanistic approach to learning
Difference between feedback and debriefing
Socratic method versus Advocacy-Inquiry model
Peer-to-peer feedback
Psychological safety in the classroom
Emotional Seriousness in simulation
NHET-SIM Certification
Prebriefing simulations
“Time on mannikin” metric during simulation
Hot and cold debriefing
Eastern Kentucky University degree programs are for those who are currently certified as a paramedic by the NREMT or a state EMS office.
Medic Mindset 