Leigh Evans, MD
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Research Summary
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. She is currently investigating skills decay in procedural skills.
Specialized Terms: Emergency Medicine; Simulation in Undergraduate Medical Education; Invasive Procedure Simulation
Extensive Research Description
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.
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Research Interests
Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Emergency Medicine; Internship and Residency; Patient Simulation; Central Venous Catheters
Selected Publications
- Simulation and patient safety: evaluative checklists for central venous catheter insertionEvans 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.
- Simulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical PracticeEvans 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.
- The Development of an Independent Rater System to Assess Residents' Competence in Invasive ProceduresEvans 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.
- Information Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma PatientsCarter 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.
- Attracting Surgical Clerks to Surgical Careers: Role Models, Mentoring, and Engagement in the Operating RoomBerman 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.
- Teaching and Assessing Procedural Skills Using Simulation: Metrics and MethodologyLammers 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.
- Efficacy of a Human Patient Simulator to Improve Senior Residents’ skills in Functioning as a Team Leader During Trauma ResuscitationsSchechter 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.
- Defecation Syncope Secondary to Functional Inferior Vena Caval Obstruction During a Valsalva ManeuverBrophy C, Evans L, Sumpio B. Defecation Syncope Secondary to Functional Inferior Vena Caval Obstruction During a Valsalva Maneuver Annals Of Vascular Surgery 1993, 7: 374-377. PMID: 8268080, DOI: 10.1007/bf02002893.