Quick Start Guide
Create Your Account
Sign up at emsim.globalmedopscommand.com. You can try a free scenario before subscribing to get a feel for the platform.
Choose Your Subscription
Select from Student/Resident ($49/mo), Standard ($79/mo), or Premium ($990/yr) plans. All plans include access to all 66 simulation scenarios.
Browse the Scenario Catalog
Visit the Catalog page to explore all 66 scenarios by category (Cardiac, Trauma, Respiratory, Neuro, Tox, Peds, OB/GYN, Sepsis) and difficulty level.
Complete Your First Simulation
Work through a realistic patient presentation, make clinical decisions at each branch point, and receive immediate evidence-based feedback.
Review Your Analytics
After completing simulations, visit your Analytics dashboard to see your performance breakdown, board exam readiness score, and areas to improve.
Interactive Simulations
EM-Sim's 66 scenarios present realistic emergency medicine cases that test your clinical decision-making at every step. Each simulation includes:
- Detailed patient presentations with vitals, history, and physical exam findings
- Multiple decision points with 3–4 answer options per branch
- Immediate educational feedback explaining the rationale for each choice
- Branching logic that adapts the case based on your decisions
- Final performance score and competency summary
- Downloadable completion certificate (Standard and Premium tiers)
Performance Analytics
The Analytics dashboard provides a comprehensive view of your learning progress across all completed simulations.
- Overall Statistics: Total attempts, average score, time spent, and completion rate
- Category Performance: Score breakdown across all 8 EM categories
- Weakness Identification: Automatic flagging of categories scoring below 70%
- Progress Over Time: Visual timeline of your last 10 attempts
- Board Exam Readiness Score: Weighted composite score combining performance and completion metrics
- Strongest/Weakest Areas: Ranked lists to guide focused study sessions
AI Medical Tutor
The AI Medical Tutor is trained on current emergency medicine guidelines — including 2024 AHA ACLS/PALS, ACEP Clinical Policies, and ATLS 10th Edition — and is available around the clock for questions, case review, and evidence-based explanations.
- Ask questions about EM topics, procedures, or guidelines
- Review specific simulation cases and understand your mistakes
- Get study recommendations based on your analytics
- Receive evidence-based answers with clinical reasoning
- Explore differential diagnoses and management algorithms
Evidence-Based Clinical Standards
Every simulation scenario, AI Tutor response, and performance assessment on EM-Sim is developed in alignment with the following peer-reviewed clinical guidelines and competency frameworks.
All cardiac arrest, dysrhythmia, STEMI, and pediatric resuscitation scenarios are built to the 2024 AHA ACLS and PALS guidelines. Algorithm-based decision trees mirror the AHA's published flowcharts for VF/pVT, PEA, asystole, bradycardia, and tachycardia management.
Reference: AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, 2024 Update
Chest pain risk stratification, sepsis management, toxicology, neurological emergencies, and obstetric cases are aligned with ACEP Clinical Policies. Feedback explanations cite the relevant ACEP guideline section where applicable.
Reference: ACEP Clinical Policies and Practice Guidelines, current editions
All trauma scenarios follow the ATLS 10th Edition primary and secondary survey framework. Hemorrhage control, damage-control resuscitation, and traumatic brain injury management decisions are scored against ATLS-defined standards of care.
Reference: ATLS Student Course Manual, 10th Edition (ACS, 2018)
Residency Program Integration
EM-Sim offers institutional licensing for residency programs, fellowships, and medical schools. Program-level features include:
- Cohort Analytics: Aggregate performance tracking across your entire resident cohort
- Competency Certificates: Downloadable certificates for each completed simulation, ready for portfolios and program director review
- ACGME Milestone Mapping: Competency breakdowns mapped to ACGME milestone domains
- Centralized Billing: One invoice for your entire program with a dedicated account contact
- Custom Onboarding: Dedicated setup support for program coordinators
Subscription Tiers
- ✓Access to all 66 scenarios
- ✓Performance analytics dashboard
- ✓AI Medical Tutor (24/7)
- ✓Board exam readiness score
- ✓30-day money-back guarantee
- ✓Everything in Student/Resident
- ✓Competency-based certificates
- ✓Advanced analytics features
- ✓Priority support
- ✓30-day money-back guarantee
- ✓Everything in Standard
- ✓Dedicated account management
- ✓Custom simulation requests
- ✓Early access to new content
- ✓30-day money-back guarantee
Tips for Success
- →Practice Regularly: Complete at least 2–3 simulations per week to maintain and improve your clinical decision-making skills.
- →Review All Feedback: Read feedback carefully even for correct answers — the explanations deepen your understanding of clinical reasoning.
- →Focus on Weak Areas: Use the analytics dashboard to identify categories where you score below 70% and target those specifically.
- →Use the AI Tutor: Don't hesitate to ask the AI Tutor to explain concepts, walk through a case, or clarify a guideline recommendation.
- →Simulate Real Conditions: Try to complete each simulation in one sitting without looking up answers to build authentic decision-making speed.
- →Track Weekly Progress: Check your analytics dashboard weekly to monitor improvement trends and adjust your study focus accordingly.
Support
If you have questions not covered in this documentation, we're here to help.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (601) 208-0793
Response time: Within 1 business day for support inquiries.