Simulators for success
As a double ‘Hoo I want to thank you for shining light on the outdated and heinous practice of live animal intubation as training in the University’s Pediatric residency program. (“Cruel to be kind? Student questions use of cats for endotracheal intubation practice,” 10/10/2012). Kudos to the first-year Pediatrics residents who refused to use cats this year in their training, and instead opted to be trained by simulators. Ninety-eight percent of medical schools train their housestaff with simulators, including most of the top Pediatrics residency programs in the country.