Madison College will share the process used to develop a simulation professional development program for their nursing faculty. Developing a professional development program is much like putting together a recipe. When you have the right ingredients, the end results are oh so good! They will share the ingredients that contributed to a successful professional development program and share their cookbook tools that can be utilized in creating a program in other simulation centers. Ultimately the goal is that this information can be utilized to expand and grow your own simulation professional development program.

Learning Objectives

• – Discuss the process used at Madison College to develop a simulation professional development program for nursing faculty.
• – Detail the essential ingredients to the Madison College simulation professional development program: progression plan, curriculum, delivery methods, and implementation plan.
• – Review tools that can be used with each ingredient as you entertain the options for developing your own simulation professional development program.