This article was inspired by the TEDtalk Dr. Natasha Taylor- a healthcare simulation disrupter- did at Coventry University.

Most of the time there is a gap between what we learn from lectures and the actual practice, and here comes the saying ‘practice makes perfect,’ every discipline has a practical side as medicine, engineering, business, and construction, so would not it be better to start practicing early on. Thus, simulation can be designed to be used in many steps in each discipline.

Simulation is to learn through practice, where a case is being recreated for specialists or people of interest to experience and learn from. Note that this is a different concept than observation. Simulations are mostly needed in the cases of:

• Limited access to valuable information
• When practitioners are having a ‘representational opacity’ the simulation will allow better reach for experiences and information.

Simulation opens the door for self-training, making the information more accessible, and theoretical lectures come to life! All aim to improve the skills and confidence of a practitioner, simulations can:

• Expose practitioners to various levels of difficulty in a case and uncommon event.
• Integrate curriculum theoretical information in the simulation.
• Provide feedback after the simulation, as a chance to learn and improve.
• Simulations are repetitive, a person can repeat the simulation as many times as he/she wants.

On the other hand, medical field simulations are on top of the list of being important, their importance arises from the nature of medical sciences being a high-risk field. Medical simulations will decrease the risk of the practice, along with lowering the ethical dilemmas. Medical simulations can be done as:

• Human patient simulation.
• Clinical environment simulation.
• Virtual procedure simulation.
• Electronic medical records (healthcare information systems) as: Electronic health records (EHRs), and electronic medical records (EMRs)

Medical simulations range from standardized patient (SP) methodologies to mannequin-based methodology, role play, and virtual reality.

Another interesting way to look at medical simulations is the empathy that can be taught through them, a physician must have effective communication skills with his team, more importantly with the patient, more empathy can result in increasing the care and consequently a better outcome.

Normally in simulations, the physician will simulate being a physician that treats the patient, but to simulate being the patient is a new thing that can be done to enhance the empathetic behavior too.

Using simulations will enhance the following features:

• Training on technical and functional expertise.
• Communication skills and teamwork, especially in multidisciplinary fields.
• Decision-making and critical thinking skills.

Simulation holds a very promising influence on the future of education and work too, nonetheless, the room for improvement and enhancing the functionality and purpose of these simulations is present, through testing them, which will make these simulations more reliable with time.