Program Overview
Yale Medical Simulation Fellowship in Emergency Medicine
The Yale Medical Simulation Fellowship in Emergency Medicine (EM) is a one-year fellowship offered annually to two qualified EM residency graduates. Fellows learn simulation-based education and scholarship at the Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation (YCHS), a joint venture between Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS). The 13,000 square foot simulation center includes immersive space for hands-on practice as well as didactic classroom environments. YCHS offers simulation education to Yale medical and PA students, residents in all specialties, and nurses at YNHHS. Fellows receive training in simulation curriculum development including scenario design, in situ simulation, interprofessional education, development of debriefing skills, and exposure to procedural simulation training and education.
Training Medical Students
Fellows participate in all aspects of the medical student curriculum, which is the largest simulation program for undergraduate medical students in the United States. Medical students begin their simulation curriculum in the first week of medical school and end with a “night on call” scenario before entering residency.
Training Residents
Fellows lead simulation and debrief sessions for EM residents during a dedicated weekly block. Initially working closely with faculty, fellows gradually gain the autonomy to lead these sessions independently. This progression allows them to develop and refine their own debriefing style, fostering confidence and expertise in simulation-based education.
Research
Research is a central component of the fellowship, with weekly research meetings in the Department of EM’s medical simulation section. Our research interests are in physiologic stress measurements, the impact of AI/AR/VR on learners, and human factors research. Fellows also attend monthly Department of EM research seminars, and present their work at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Collaboration & Innovation
YCHS is a central site for YSM’s advancement in innovative technologies including AI, AR, and VR. Fellows become knowledgeable in using and leveraging these technologies by collaborating with the associate dean for education, technology, and innovation and the school’s Education Technology & Innovation team.
Community Engagement
YCHS is committed to community outreach. Fellows receive funding and participate in the Simulation Academy at Yale—a longitudinal outreach program for local New Haven public high school students funded by a National Institute of General Medical Sciences Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) R25 Grant. Now in its 10th year, the Simulation Academy at Yale, in conjunction with Yale Pathways to Science, exposes students to STEM learning and potential careers in the health care profession.
Mentorship
Leigh Evans, MD, executive director of YCHS, is the overall mentor for the fellowship and assists the fellows in developing their simulation skills.
Compensation, Benefits & Title
Fellows attend as a clinical instructor in the Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Departments. Fellows receive competitive pay, a CME budget, four weeks of vacation, and the title of “clinical instructor.”
Past and Current Fellows
The following is a list of past and current fellows:
- Nurudeen "Lucky" Osumah, MD
- Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: -
- Current Job: -
- Caroline Paz, DO
- Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
- Job Upon Graduation: -
- Current Job: -
- Amir Mansour, MD
- Residency: Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH
- Job Upon Graduation: Faculty, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, New Haven, CT
- Current Job: -
- Andrew Melendez, DO
- Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: Faculty, Kaiser Permanente Central Valley, Modesto, CA
- Current Job: -
- Shacelles Bonner, MD
- Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: Simulation Faculty, NYU Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, NY
- Current Job: -
- Suzette Ikejiani, MD
- Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: Simulation Faculty, Johns Hopkins University Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Current Job: -
- Christina Matulis, MD
- Residency: Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
- Job Upon Graduation: Simulation Faculty, Kaiser Permanente Emergency Medicine San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
- Current Job: -
- Tatiana Moylan, MD
- Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: Faculty, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, New Haven, CT
- Current Job: -
- Samuel Buck, MD
- Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: Faculty, Yale Center for Medical Simulation, New Haven, CT
- Current Job: -
- Jonathan Weil, MD
- Residency: North Shore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Queens, NY
- Job Upon Graduation: Faculty, Simulation, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
- Current Job: -
- Thomas Yang, MD
- Residency: Aventura Hospital Medical Center, Aventura, FL
- Job Upon Graduation: Faculty, Yale Center for Medical Simulation, New Haven, CT
- Current Job: Director of Simulation, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Thomas Beardsley, MD
- Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: -
- Current Job: Faculty, Simulation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
- Melissa Joseph, MD
- Residency: LA County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Job Upon Graduation: Faculty, Yale Center for Medical Simulation, New Haven, CT
- Current Job: -
- Lisa Sander, MD
- Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: -
- Current Job: Faculty, Simulation, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health, Bridgeport, CT
- Jessica Cook, MD
- Residency: Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
- Job Upon Graduation: -
- Current Job: Director of Simulation, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program/Clinical Assistant Professor, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Aventura, FL
- Tiffany Moadel, MD
- Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
- Job Upon Graduation: Director of Medical Student Simulation, Yale Center for Medical Simulation
- Current Job: Simulation Faculty Member, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY
- Ashley Crimmins, MD
- Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Job Upon Graduation: -
- Current Job: Faculty, Simulation Director, U of Maryland EM, Baltimore, MD