Dr. Kim Leighton

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Dr. Kim Leighton is Executive Director of Itqan Clinical Simulation and Innovation Center at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar, serving the multidisciplinary practitioner community. She has been a nurse for 40 years, with the past 18 focused on simulation. Her clinical background is emergency nursing. Kim is past president of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, where she led development of the first Standards of Best Practice: SimulationSM, now in its fourth edition. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Leighton’s research focuses on development and psychometric analysis of evaluation tools for simulation education, which have been disseminated through her website to simulationists in 82 countries. Her current work explores the effectiveness of various clinical education environments. Dr. Leighton is co-editor of the award-winning book Simulation Champions: Fostering Courage, Caring, and Connection.