Introductory Team SAFE

In Introductory Team Simulation & Fearlessness Education (Team SAFE), using the framework of the national Team STEPPS® program, students apply clinical reasoning, teambuilding, and communication tools to enhance patient safety in two low-fidelity simulations. Students first complete interactive pre-work, which provides an introduction to Team STEPPS® skills. During each Introductory Team SAFE workshop, interprofessional study teams enact two scenarios, with each student typically acting in one simulation and actively observing another.

• Identify Team STEPPS® strategies and tools and appropriate usage of them
• Apply Team STEPPS® strategies and tools in simulated scenarios
• Reflect on the role of teamwork and communication in patient safety during debriefings
• Evaluate and reflect on interprofessional team performance
• Reflect on and rate individual performance