Leigh Evans, MD
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Section Chief, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine; Executive Director, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, 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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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 MedicineBiography
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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Emergency Medicine
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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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A big-picture view of Leigh Evans's research output by year.
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Research topics Leigh Evans is interested in exploring.
Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Allen Hsiao, MD, FAAP, FAMIA
Bauer Sumpio, MD, PhD, FACS
Christopher L Moore, MD
Dennis Shung, MD, MHS, PhD
Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS
11Publications
593Citations
Internship and Residency
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Emergency Medicine
Patient Simulation
Publications
2024
Human-Algorithmic Interaction Using a Large Language Model-Augmented Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support System
Rajashekar N, Shin Y, Pu Y, Chung S, You K, Giuffre M, Chan C, Saarinen T, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong A, Evans L, Kizilcec R, Laine L, Mccall T, Shung D. Human-Algorithmic Interaction Using a Large Language Model-Augmented Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support System. 2024, 1-20. DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3642024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsClinical decision support systemsHuman-computer interactionDecision support systemArtificial intelligenceAI-CDSSIntelligent clinical decision support systemSupport systemIntegration of artificial intelligenceHuman-algorithm interactionsEase-of-useLanguage modelHuman algorithmAI systemsSocio-technological challengesHealth-care providersMedical student participationQualitative themesClinical simulationClinical expertiseUpper gastrointestinal bleedingUsabilityBorderline decisionsLanguageClinical intuitionTrustHRVEST: a novel data solution for using wearable smart technology to measure physiologic stress variables during a randomized clinical trial
Gerwin J, de Oliveira Almeida G, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Burleson W, Evans L. HRVEST: a novel data solution for using wearable smart technology to measure physiologic stress variables during a randomized clinical trial. Frontiers In Computer Science 2024, 6: 1343139. DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2024.1343139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsWearable smart garmentsSmart garmentsNovel algorithmRaw physiological dataData solutionsElectrocardiogram (ECGData processing algorithmsReal-time feedbackWearable technologyBiometric dataNoise-filteringProprietary softwareProposed solutionsData challengeSmart technologiesRaw dataAlgorithmDataAnalytical softwareSoftwarePhysiological dataTechnologyBreak-takingDecision-makingHeart rate variability
2021
Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMedical studentsVideoconferencing platformUndergraduate medical educationImmersive educational experienceClinical skill developmentSimulation-based learningMedical student curriculumLearning experienceEducational experienceStudent curriculumClerkship rotationEducational modalitiesContent areasMedical educationMedical schoolsSkill developmentFacilitator interactionsStudentsOnline webinarsPatient actorsStudent volunteersCOVID-19 pandemicSimilar programsChat functionSchools
2010
Simulation and patient safety: evaluative checklists for central venous catheter insertion
Evans LV, Dodge KL. Simulation and patient safety: evaluative checklists for central venous catheter insertion. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: i42. PMID: 20959318, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2010.042168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCentral venous catheter insertionVenous catheter insertionPatient safetyCatheter insertionInvasive proceduresHealthcare providers' competenceInsertion of CVCsProcedural checklistCVC insertionHarmful complicationsReliable assessment toolHealthcare providersClinical settingProvider competenceCategorical breakdownRating ScaleTraining protocolClinical competencyGlobal rating scaleCompetency-based trainingAssessment toolEvaluation toolChecklistAccurate assessmentSafetySimulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical Practice
Evans LV, Dodge KL, Shah TD, Kaplan LJ, Siegel MD, Moore CL, Hamann CJ, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. Simulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical Practice. Academic Medicine 2010, 85: 1462-1469. PMID: 20736674, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181eac9a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsCatheterization, Central VenousChi-Square DistributionClinical CompetenceCompetency-Based EducationEducation, Medical, GraduateEducational MeasurementHumansIntensive Care UnitsInternship and ResidencyPatient SimulationProspective StudiesRegression AnalysisSingle-Blind MethodStatistics, NonparametricUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsCentral venous catheter insertionVenous catheter insertionCVC insertionFirst cannulationIntervention groupControl groupCatheter insertionMechanical complicationsClinical practiceTertiary care teaching hospitalSingle-blind studyInsertion success rateTechnical errorsBlinded independent ratersSimulation trainingPatient comorbiditiesPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesTeaching hospitalInsertion successSecond-year residentsCannulationResident specialtyConfidence intervalsSimulation training course
2009
The Development of an Independent Rater System to Assess Residents' Competence in Invasive Procedures
Evans LV, Morse JL, Hamann CJ, Osborne M, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. The Development of an Independent Rater System to Assess Residents' Competence in Invasive Procedures. Academic Medicine 2009, 84: 1135-1143. PMID: 19638785, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181acec7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsInformation Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients
Carter AJ, Davis KA, Evans LV, Cone DC. Information Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients. Prehospital Emergency Care 2009, 13: 280-285. PMID: 19499462, DOI: 10.1080/10903120802706260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsGlasgow Coma ScalePrehospital hypotensionPatient handoverPrehospital Glasgow Coma ScaleLevel I trauma centerEMS providersPrehospital vital signsEmergency medical services personnelI trauma centerMechanism of injuryTrauma team activationPatients meeting criteriaMedical services personnelPrehospital eventsGCS scoreTrauma patientsComa ScaleTrauma centerEmergency departmentTeam activationHospital cliniciansAnatomic locationAppropriate careTrauma teamTrauma program
2008
Teaching and Assessing Procedural Skills Using Simulation: Metrics and Methodology
Lammers RL, Davenport M, Korley F, Griswold‐Theodorson S, Fitch MT, Narang AT, Evans LV, Gross A, Rodriguez E, Dodge KL, Hamann CJ, Robey WC. Teaching and Assessing Procedural Skills Using Simulation: Metrics and Methodology. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 15: 1079-1087. PMID: 18828833, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00233.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsProcedural skillsSimulation-based procedural trainingEducational research methodologyHuman factors researchOutcomes-based assessmentTransfer of skillsTraining methodsSimulation-based trainingTeam skillsFactors researchSkill decaySkillsEmergency medicineTechnical skillsAssessment instrumentsResearch methodologyProcedural trainingTrainingAssessment toolPerformance standardsPresent questionsMedical disciplinesSimulator modelResearch themesFurther researchAttracting Surgical Clerks to Surgical Careers: Role Models, Mentoring, and Engagement in the Operating Room
Berman L, Rosenthal MS, Curry LA, Evans LV, Gusberg RJ. Attracting Surgical Clerks to Surgical Careers: Role Models, Mentoring, and Engagement in the Operating Room. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2008, 207: 793-800.e2. PMID: 19183524, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2006
Efficacy of a Human Patient Simulator to Improve Senior Residents’ skills in Functioning as a Team Leader During Trauma Resuscitations
Schechter E, Kaplan L, Hojman H, Bontempo L, Carusone C, Evans L. Efficacy of a Human Patient Simulator to Improve Senior Residents’ skills in Functioning as a Team Leader During Trauma Resuscitations. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2006, 1: 98. DOI: 10.1097/01266021-200600120-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor Bohmfalk Teaching Prize
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UnknownEmergency Medicine Resident StaffDetails01/01/2005United Stateshonor Distinguished Teacher Award for Medical Education
UnknownSociety of Distinguished Teachers, Yale University School of MedicineDetails01/01/2005United Stateshonor Outstanding Teaching in Emergency Medicine,
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- AB of Emergency Medicine
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- 2015
- Original Certification Date
- 2004
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- March 08, 2024
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- September 01, 2023
Support for Yale Simulation Program Promoting High School STEM Learning
- February 07, 2021
Yale Center for Medical Simulation Receives $1 Million AHRQ Funding to Improve Patient & Clinician Safety During COVID-19
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