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James Bonz, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Director of Procedural Simulation, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation

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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Director of Procedural Simulation, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation

Biography

Dr. Bonz is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and the Director of Procedural Simulation at YCMS.

He graduated from medical school at University of New Mexico and completed his residency training in EM at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

He began the procedural training program as its own division within YCMS in 2011. Dr. Bonz has led cadaver-based workshops on emergency procedures and has presented and paneled at the International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH).

Dr. Bonz is funded by the Department of Defense as part of a panel of experts investigating live tissue and simulated procedural training in combat medicine and his research interests include technical skill and management decisions in high stress environments.

His philosophy is principled on the strong evidence that simulated procedural training increases efficiency, expertise, and decreases error.<_o3a_p>

Last Updated on February 11, 2025.

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University of New Mexico (2005)

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James Bonz, MD, is an emergency medicine specialist who focuses on providing urgent care for a wide range of medical conditions that require immediate attention. He employs sophisticated simulation techniques to train on emergency procedures, enhancing preparedness and response in critical situations. He directs the Procedural Simulation program at the Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, aiming to advance skills in high-pressure environments.

Dr. Bonz is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, where his research centers on improving technical skills and management decisions through simulation-based training. He believes in the effectiveness of simulated procedural training to enhance efficiency and reduce errors.

Dr. Bonz completed his medical training at the University of New Mexico and pursued residency in emergency medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital.

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  • Emergency Medicine

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    AB of Emergency Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2010

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