Total Credits: .75 including .75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
This program will expire and must be completed by 07/10/27.
In this session, learners will explore the value of simulation training, discuss barriers, and more.
Learning Objectives:
· Summarize current literature regarding the value of simulation training for trauma and critical care in rural settings
· Critically analyze the respective limitations and barriers to simulation education
· Integrate additional ideas and knowledge when providing valuable trauma and critical care related to simulation education
Accreditation Statement:
The Montana Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of .75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s) and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
Planning Disclosure:
The Montana Osteopathic Medical Association (MOMA) planned and implemented this program in partnership with Billings Clinic. The Montana Osteopathic Medical Association Education Planning Committee has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients relative to the content of this presentation.
Grievance Policy:
All grievances should be in writing and should specify the nature of the grievance. Initially, all grievances should be directed to the MOMA Executive Director, who will then forward said grievance to the Education & Convention Committee. All grievances will receive an initial response in writing within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint in writing to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
Rural Medical Simulation Education (5.9 MB) | 54 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Tim Bikman is an emergency physician at Billings Clinic and the medical director of the Billings Clinic Simulation and Experiential Learning Lab (SELL). Dr. Bikman was born in and raised in Rigby, ID. He then completed his bachelor’s degree in business administration in Logan, UT at Utah State University. Near the end of his undergraduate years, he met the love of his life Lindsay. Just a few months after getting married they moved to West Virginia to complete medical school at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. He continued his medical training in Rhode Island where he completed 4 years of emergency medicine specialty training. Directly after graduating from his residency training, he moved his family back to the west to work as an emergency physician at Billings Clinic.
Throughout his training he has actively maintained a passion for education and has carried that passion into his role as the medical director for the Billings Clinic Simulation center.
Outside of work and education Dr. Bikman spends his time with his wonderful wife and three children. They love the outdoors: biking, fishing, camping, and exploring this great country.
Dr. Bikman discloses that he has no relevant relationship with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.