Leigh Evans, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency MedicineCards
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Additional Titles
Section Chief, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine
Executive Director, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, Emergency Medicine
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Appointments
Additional Titles
Section Chief, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine
Executive Director, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, Emergency Medicine
Contact Info
Appointments
Additional Titles
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 (YCHS). She oversees all simulation activities at Yale School of Medicine and the Yale-New Haven Health system. There are currently 20 faculty and staff members at YCHS
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. In 2024, she received The Yale Medicine Distinguished Clinical Career Award which recognizes and honors the careers of physicians marked by
significant accomplishments, exemplary dedication, and important contributions in advancing Yale Medicine, the overall medical profession, and the community.
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 a recent AHRQ RO1 "Improving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through a rapidly adaptive simulation intervention." She is currently the PI for a 5 year NIH R25 Science Education Partnership Award to support the Yale Simulation Academy, a hands-on, after-school outreach program for
under-represented New Haven high school students. The Yale Simulation Academy allows high schoolers to see STEM education in action, and learn first-hand about
careers in the health care profession.
Appointments
Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
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 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.
Another focus of her research is the impact of a simulation intervention to reduce stress as measured by heart rate variability. She received an RO1 grant entitled "Improving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through a rapidly adaptive simulation intervention".
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Publications Timeline
Research Interests
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
Internship and Residency
Emergency Medicine
Patient Simulation
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Publications
2024
A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality
Boyce M, Mathew T, Roberts S, Aniskiewicz M, Krechevsky K, Dahlberg S, Frye N, Trumpler J, Evans L, Martinello R, Team T. A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality. Human Factors In Healthcare 2024, 6: 100085. DOI: 10.1016/j.hfh.2024.100085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare personnelHealthcare-associated infectionsHospital settingWorld Health OrganizationPatient safetyHuman factors engineeringHuman factors engineering approachImprove patient safetyPrevent healthcare-associated infectionsPerformance of HHHealthcare-associated infection ratesSubject matter expertsInfection prevention specialistsHospital leadershipHealthcare settingsAlcohol-based handMatter expertsInpatient hospitalizationQualitative interviewsPrevention specialistsInfection preventionHealthcareHealth OrganizationHospitalHH techniqueEducational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study
Fults E, Gerwin J, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Evans L. Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 1055. PMID: 39334215, PMCID: PMC11429862, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05972-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmergency medicine resident physiciansResident physiciansQualitative studyEmergency departmentResident physicians' experiencesEmergency medicine facultyCOVID-19 pandemicResident physician trainingResidency program leadershipSocial support systemsBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemicData saturationPhysician trainingCode teamFrontline physiciansPractice styleUrban academic institutionProgram leadershipPhysician experienceMedicine facultyResident experiencePersonal impactPhysiciansMoral injuryResident preparationNEAT: Nurse Effort Assessment Tool—Human Factors Considerations in Designing for Appropriate Staffing
Good S, Boyce M, Evans L, Sevilla M. NEAT: Nurse Effort Assessment Tool—Human Factors Considerations in Designing for Appropriate Staffing. Proceedings Of The Human Factors And Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2024 DOI: 10.1177/10711813241261347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsPatient-level informationHealth recordsAppropriate staffingIncreased acuityPatient assessmentBehavior patientsClinical sitesAssessment toolStatistically significant resultsPatient recordsNursesSignificant resultsSubjective ratingsPatientsStaffingAlgorithmFactors considerationsRecordsScoresAutomated algorithmComparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Solberg M, Wong A, Ikejiani S, Bonz J, Evans L. Comparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39117882, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08982-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraining programPost-trainingCentral venous catheterFemale resident physiciansSelf-confidenceSelf-reported confidenceMale traineesDifferences pre-Simulation training programVenous cathetersCannulation attemptsDesigning training programsPhysician residentsInserting central venous cathetersSkill-based outcomesLinear regressionDesignUsing dataMale physiciansResident physiciansCentral venous catheter insertionRetrospective cohort studyClinical competenceSpecialty designationBaseline demographic characteristicsPhysician educationHuman-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 Concepts
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Bohmfalk Teaching Prize
UnknownYale Medical SchoolDetails01/01/2008United Stateshonor Outstanding Teaching in Emergency Medicine
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,
UnknownEmergency Medicine Resident StaffDetails01/01/2003United States
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Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2015
- Original Certification Date
- 2004
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- October 23, 2024
Four Faculty Members Honored for Clinical Excellence
- May 23, 2024
It's Graduation Day for the Sim Academy at Yale
- March 08, 2024
Yale Emergency Medicine Ranks First for Third Year in NIH Funding According to National Report
- September 01, 2023
Support for Yale Simulation Program Promoting High School STEM Learning
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