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Leigh Evans, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Section Chief, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine

Executive Director, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, Emergency Medicine

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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Section Chief, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine; Executive Director, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, Emergency Medicine

Biography

Leigh Evans, MD is an Associate Professor and Medical Simulation Section Chief in the Department of Emergency Medicine,  and the Executive Director of Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation.

She is the recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award in Emergency Medicine in 2003 and 2005. Dr. Evans is the recipient of the Yale School of Medicine Bohmfalk Teaching Prize in 2008, the Alvan R. Feinstein Award in 2015, and the 2019 American College of Emergency Physicians National  Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award.

Her research interests are in the transfer of simulation skills to the clinical setting and the use of simulation for medical student and resident clinical assessment. She was the Principal Investigator for an AHRQ grant “Simulation Training for Ultrasound Guided Central Venous Catheter Insertion” and she is currently the PI for an AHRQ RO1 "Improving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through a rapidly adaptive simulation intervention."

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Education & Training

Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2002)
Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (1995)
MD
Washington University School of Medicine (1990)

Research

Overview

Dr. Evans' research focuses on the transfer of clinical skills from the simu

simulation laboratory to the hospital setting. Her primary focus has

been on central venous catheter insertion performance by resident

physicians. Her AHRQ funded study demonstrated that residents trained

to competence in the simulation laboratory perform better in the

clinical setting.Dr. Evans' research focuses on the transfer of clinical skills from the
simulation laboratory to the hospital setting. Her primary focus has
been on central venous catheter insertion performance by resident
physicians. Her AHRQ funded study demonstrated that residents trained
to competence in the simulation laboratory perform better in the
clinical setting.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Central Venous Catheters; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Emergency Medicine; Internship and Residency; Patient Simulation

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Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Leigh Evans's published research.

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2009

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Bohmfalk Teaching Prize

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    Outstanding Teaching in Emergency Medicine

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    Distinguished Teacher Award for Medical Education

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    Outstanding Teaching in Emergency Medicine,

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Emergency Medicine

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  • Emergency Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Emergency Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2015
    Original Certification Date
    2004

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