For the second consecutive year, I have been invited by the Department of Pediatrics at the Mongolia National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS) to provide pediatric resuscitation education through a simulation-based curriculum. This curriculum will educate pediatricians and resident physicians to assess critically ill patients, as well as educate them on simulation education in order to allow a sustainable on-the-ground approach going forward. By teaching foundational simulation education instruction, the learners will be better able to design their own simulation courses for their own learners in the future.
During the inaugural program in 2025, we trained 20 pediatric physicians, donated PALS learner manuals, and established journal clubs to support ongoing learning. Due to strong participant and institutional support, the program will expand to approximately 50 learners in 2026, with both foundational and advanced learning tracks. This population, being physicians at the Mongolia National University of Medical Sciences, an academic institution within Mongolia, will be best able to educate additional learners both within the university and around the country.
Ultimately, children in Mongolia are the primary beneficiaries. By equipping providers with practical resuscitation skills, this program can improve emergency care, reduce preventable morbidity and mortality, and support sustainable resuscitation education nationwide. The initial impact will be to the anticipated 50 learners attending the course, but the ultimate impact will be on those that they in turn teach with their newly-found simulation skills. After the course, I intend to remain available for questions, assistance and guidance in the coming months as they work to further their teaching curriculum.
My team was able to educate faculty, trainees and community physicians in Mongolia. We taught them pediatric life support skills as well as how to design and teach simulation sessions.
