Fig. 1

Continuing professional development simulation curriculum design process. A three-phase curriculum development process adapted from Kern’s curriculum development approach used to generate a simulation curriculum for continuing professional development (CPD) for pediatric emergency medicine physicians. Phase 1 begins with a detailed targeted needs assessment involving all relevant stakeholders of the physician’s continuing professional development. Phase 2 follows with systematic prioritization of learning topics to include in the curriculum using data collected from the targeted needs assessment. A prioritization matrix is used to rank items for curriculum inclusion. Finally, in phase 3, selected learning topics are organized by educational experts into a curriculum to be implemented and evaluated. These three phases can be repeated in a cyclical manner as the curriculum is refined and reimagined over time