61084-Rodgers, David
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David L. Rodgers, EDD, EDS, MA

Director of Bloomington SIM Center, IUSM Bloomington

Address
Health Sciences Building C1106
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Bloomington, IN

Bio

David Rodgers is the director of the Interprofessional Simulation Center on the Regional Academic Health Center campus of Indiana University, Bloomington. He is also an assistant professor of clinical medicine in the IU School of Medicine. Dr. Rodgers earned his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master of Arts in Communication Studies from Marshall University. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from West Virginia University. Clinically, he is a national registered paramedic (NRP) with over 35 years’ experience including time as a flight paramedic, EMS supervisor, and manager of a hospital-based critical care transport service.

Dr. Rodgers’ EMS activity continues in his role as Faculty Advisor for the Indiana University student-run Intra Collegiate EMS (IC-EMS) program (https://icems.sitehost.iu.edu/)

With over 25 years in simulation-based education, Dr. Rodgers has a wide range of experience in simulation center operations and simulation educational program development. He was the founding director of a large teaching-hospital simulation center, helped expand the capabilities of an established pediatric simulation program, and managed a large, high activity simulation program supporting an academic medical center, a medical school, and a nursing school. He also operates his own simulation education consulting company. In his role as a consultant, Dr. Rodgers works with medical schools, nursing schools, hospitals, EMS agencies, and the simulation industry on a variety of projects in addition to teaching specialty programs.  

He was elected as Fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (FSSH) as part of the SSH Academy class of 2024.

Dr. Rodgers has been active as a volunteer with the American Heart Association (AHA) having served as chairperson of the national Emergency Cardiovascular Care Education Subcommittee and as a member of the Program Administration Subcommittee (PROAD). He has been active with AHA international activities, serving as a member of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), conducting instructor courses in Japan, Germany, and Ireland, and was an AHA representative to the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Consensus 2005 and 2010 conferences. In recognition for his contributions to Emergency Cardiovascular Care, Dr. Rodgers was appointed a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA).

He is also an American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Educator.

Active as a speaker, Dr. Rodgers has conducted over 100 presentations and workshops including several at  international conferences such as the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, International Pediatric Simulation Symposium and Workshops, and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update.

He is active as a researcher and writer, serves as a reviewer for several journals and has published over 35 peer-reviewed manuscripts and abstracts as well as four book chapters. He is currently on the editorial board for Simulation in Healthcare, the leading simulation-based healthcare journal, and is an associate editor for Simulation and Gaming, the oldest simulation-based education journal.

Key Publications

  1. Rodgers DL, Needler M, Robinson A, Barnes R, Brosche T, Hernandez J, Poore J, VandeKoppel P, Ahmed R. Artificial Intelligence and the Simulationists: New Skills Needed for a New Resource. Simulation in Healthcare. 2023 Sep 21. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000747. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37747487
  2. Rodgers DL, Ahmed RA, Misra A. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Simulation: Hype or Hope. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. 2023: https://doi.org/10.54531/nzqf1198
  3. Mankute A, Juozapaviciene L, Stucinskas J, Dambrauskas Z, Dobozinskas P, Sinz E, Rodgers DL, Pukenyte E, Kumpaitiene B, Vaitkaitis D. Interrater agreement between student and teacher assessments of endotracheal intubation skills in a self-directed simulation learning environment. BMC Medical Education. 2023; 23(1):256. Available at https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04242-z  PMID: 37069564
  4. Rex J, Banfer FA, Sukumar M, Zurca A, Rodgers DL. Using Simulation to Develop and Test Modified CPR Technique for Child with Severe Scoliosis: A System-based Approach From Theory, to Simulation, to Practice. Simulation in Healthcare. 2023 Oct 1;18(5):341-347. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000695. Epub 2022 Nov 4. PMID: 36326755.
  5. Rodgers DL. Beyond the Cognitive Domain: Including all of Bloom's Learning Domains in Objective Development [Letter to the Editor]. Academic Medicine. 2022: 98(3); 294. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005108. PMID: 36811921.
  6. Mankute A, Juozapaviciene L, Stucinskas J, Dambrauskas Z, Dobozinskas P, Sinz E, Rodgers DL, Giedraitis M, Vaitkaitis D. A novel algorithm-driven hybrid simulation learning method to improve acquisition of endotracheal intubation skills: a randomized controlled study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Feb 8;22(1):42. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01557-6..PMID: 35135495.
  7. Rodriquez-Bauza DE, Silva-Rodriquez ME, Rodgers. DL La voluntad anticipada, tutores y directrices avanzadas: Caso de simulación clínica (The advanced will, guardians and advance directives: Case for clinical simulation). Revista Latinoamericana de Simulación Clínica. 2021; 3(2):63-68. DOI: 10.35366/101429
  8. Loeffert J, Onks C, Phillips S, Berg A, Rodgers D. Wilderness Medicine Boot Camp for Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellows Goes Virtual: From Uncertain Times Comes a Novel Approach to Traditional In-person Teaching. Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences. 2021;12(2):136-141. DOI 10.30476/IJVLMS.2021.89866.1083.
  9. Andreae M, Dudak A, Cherian V, Hazard S, Dhar P, Shah B, Po W, Pilipovic M, Dalal PG,  Rodgers DL, Sinz EH. Healthcare simulation to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic [Letter to the Editor]. J Clinical Anesthesia. 2020; 66:109928. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109928. PMID: 32485542.
  10. Andreae M, Dudak A, Cherian V, Hazard S, Dhar P, Shah B, Po W, Pilipovic M, Dalal PG, Rodgers DL, Sinz EH. Data and observations on debriefing physicians immersed in simulated anticipated airborne contagion scenarios to refine COVID-19 clinical protocols and processes, Data in Brief. 2020;31:106028.PMID: 32715050
  11. Gyory R, Buchle SE, Rodgers DL, Lubin JS. The efficacy of LUCAS in prehospital cardiac arrest scenarios: A crossover mannequin study. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017;18(3):437-445. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.1.32575. PMID: 28435494.    
  12. Ambardekar A, Singh D, Lockman JL, Rodgers DL, Hales RL, Gurnaney HG, Nathan A, Deutsch ES. Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow Education:  Is a simulation-based boot camp feasible and valuable? Pediatric Anesthesia. 2016;26(5):481-487. DOI: 10.1111/pan.12865. PMID: 26948074.
  13. Hunt E, Cruz-Eng H, Bradshaw JH, Hodge M, Bortner T, Mulvey CL, McMillan KN, Galvan H, Duval-Arnould JM, Jones K, Shilkofski NA, Rodgers DL, Sinz EH. A novel approach to life support training using “Action-Linked Phrases.” Resuscitation. 2015;86:1-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.10.007. PMID: 25457379.
  14. Rodgers DL. The biological basis of learning: Neuroeducation through simulation. Simulation & Gaming. 2015;46(2):175-186. DOI: 10.1177/1046878115590585. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1046878115590.
  15. Conlon LW, Rodgers DL, Shofer FS, Lipschik GY. Impact of levels of simulation fidelity on training of interns in ACLS. Hospital Practice. 2014;42(4):135-141. DOI: 10.3810/hp.2014.10.1150. PMID: 25502137. 
  16. Deutsch ES, Orioles A, Kreicher K, Malloy KM, Rodgers DL. A qualitative analysis of faculty motivation to participate in otolaryngology simulation boot camps. Laryngoscope. 2013;123(4):890-897.DOI: 10.1002/lary.23965. PMID: 23417846.
  17. Cheng A, Rodgers DL, van der Jagt E, Eppich W, O’Donnell J. Evolution of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course: Enhanced learning with a new debriefing tool and web-based module for PALS instructors. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2012;13(5):589-595. DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182417709. PMID: 22596070
  18. Elliott VJ, Rodgers DL, Brett SJ. Systematic review of quality of life and other patient-centred outcomes after cardiac arrest survival. Resuscitation. 2011;82(3):247-256. DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.10.030. PMID: 21216080.
  19. Bhanji F, Mancini, ME, Sinz, E, Rodgers DL, McNeil, MA, Hoadley TA, Meeks RA, Hamilton MF; Meaney PA, Hunt EA, Nadkarni VM, Hazinski MF. Education, Implementation, and Teams: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation, 2010;122(18):S920-S933. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971135. PMID: 20956232.  
  20. Mancini ME, Soar J, Bhanji F, Billi JE, Dennett J, Finn J, Ma M, Perkins GD, Rodgers DL, Hazinski MF, Jacobs I, Morley, PT, on behalf of the Education, Implementation, and Teams Chapter Collaborators. Part 12: Education, implementation, and teams: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations. Circulation. 2010;122(16):S539-S581.DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971143. PMID: 20956260.
  21. Rodgers DL, Bhanji F, McKee, BR. Written evaluation is not a predictor for skills performance in an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Course, Resuscitation, 2010;81(4):453-456. DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.12.018. PMID: 20117875
  22. Rodgers DL, Securro S, Pauley RD. The effect of high-fidelity simulation on educational outcomes in an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support course. Simulation in Healthcare. 2009;4(4) 200-206. DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181b1b877.  PMID: 21330792

Titles & Appointments

  • Director of Bloomington SIM Center, IUSM Bloomington
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Director, Interprofessional Simulation Center, IUSM Bloomington
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Education
    2007 EDD Marshall University
    2003 EDS Marshall University
    1999 MA Marshall University
    1982 BS West Virginia University
  • Professional Organizations
    American Heart Association, Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR)
    Association for Talent Development
    International Pediatric Simulation Society
    National Association of Emergency Medical Services Educators
    National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
    Society for Simulation in Healthcare
  • Awards
    Org: Citizen CPR Foundation
    Desc: William H. Montgomery Excellence in Education Award
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