Rate My Professor Debra Nestel

Nestel's research specializations include healthcare simulation, clinical communication, debriefing, distributed simulation, feedback, medical education, and patient-focused simulation. She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and edited books including Simulated Patient Methodology (2015), Healthcare Simulation (2017), Surgical Education (late 2017), and Research Methods for Healthcare Simulation (2019). Key publications feature "The impact of stress on surgical performance: a systematic review of the literature" (2010), "Role-play for medical students learning about communication: guidelines for maximising benefits" (2007), "The effects of stress on surgical performance" (2006), "Simulation in clinical teaching and learning" (2012), and "Rating medical emergency teamwork performance: development of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM)" (2010). She was Founding Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Simulation and is Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning. In 2021, she was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to medical education through simulated teaching methods, and holds fellowships including FAcadMEd and FSSH. Her work has substantially impacted simulation-based education in healthcare professions.