Nicole Shilkofski, MD, MED

Professional Titles

• Vice Chair of Education, Department of Pediatrics
• Residency Program Director, Pediatrics

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Background

Centers and Institutes

• Johns Hopkins Children's Center
• Simulation Center

CV

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/anesthesiology_critical_care_medicine/research/experts/research_faculty/bios/cvs/shilkofski.pdf

Contact for Research Inquiries

1800 Orleans Street
Room 8464
Baltimore, MD 21287

Research Interests

Global Health, Medical Simulation in Education and Healthcare, Pediatric Resuscitation

Lab Website

Nicole Shilkofski Lab - Lab Website

• Work in the Nicole Shilkofski Lab aims to improve patient safety in critical care settings, with a focus on resuscitation scenarios. Our research is conducted as part of the research group of the Johns Hopkins Medical Simulation Center. We investigate the communication and functionality of teams during medical crisis situations. As part of those efforts, we are designing a web-based curriculum to teach pediatric resuscitation through mannequin simulation and computer-based simulation techniques.

Research Summary

Dr. Shilkofski’s research examines the use of mannequin simulation as educational modalities within biomedicine, particularly in limited resource settings internationally. She designed and implemented an integrated web-based curriculum to teach pediatric resuscitation via simulation techniques. This curriculum is designed for use at multiple training levels in different specialties. Her ultimate goal is for a modified version of this simulation curriculum to be used to teach both neonatal and pediatric resuscitation in developing countries with the aim of reducing infant mortality rates in the developing world.

Her research group is also involved in studies designed to investigate communication, behavior and functionality of teams during medical crisis situations, with a particular emphasis on resuscitation scenarios. Her background in medical education has also fostered research interests and ongoing projects in the improvement of cognitive strategies to teach advanced cardiac life support techniques to medical students and other trainees. Specifically, she is interested in how student learning styles impact cognitive domains and affect medical decision making during resuscitation.

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/nicole.shilkofski.1/bibliography/51254634/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending

Selected Publications

• Shilkofski NA, Hunt EA. Identification of Barriers to Pediatric Care in Limited Resource Settings: A Simulation Study. Pediatrics 2015; 136(6):e1569-75

• Colbert-Getz JM, Jung J, Fleishman C, Shilkofski N. How do gender and anxiety affect students' self-assessment and actual performance on a high-stakes clinical skills examination? Academic Medicine 2013; 88(1):44-48

• Hunt EA, Duval-Arnould JM, Nelson-McMillan KL, Bradshaw JH, Diener-West M, Perretta JS, Shilkofski NA. Pediatric resident resuscitation skills improve after "Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice" training. Resuscitation 2014; 85(7):945-51

• Jung J, Shilkofski N. Pediatric Resuscitation Education in Low-Middle Income Countries: Effective Strategies for Successful Program Development. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care 2017;6:12-18

• Meaney PA, Sutton RM, Tsima B, Steenhoff AP Shilkofski N, Boulet JR, Davis A, Kestler AM, Church KK, Niles DE, Irving SY, Mazhani L, Nadkarni VM. Training hospital providers in basic CPR skills in Botswana: Acquisition, retention and impact of novel training techniques. Resuscitation, 2012;83(12):1484-90

Honors

• Fulbright Hays Group Project Abroad Grant, U.S. Department of Education, 7/1/17
• International Faculty Education Scholar Grant Winner, Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education, 1/1/13
• Outstanding Educational Scholarship Abstract, Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education, IEE Education Conference Award Recipients, 1/1/13
• The Lisa J. Heiser Award for Junior Faculty Contribution in Education, Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education, 1/1/12
• Excellence in Innovations in Medical Education, 1/1/11
• Best Trainee Abstract Co-author, International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare, 1/1/07
• Directors research grant award, Association of Pediatric Program, 1/1/05
• Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation, American Medical Women's Association, 1/1/00
• New Orleans Pediatric Society Award, 1/1/00
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1/1/99

Memberships

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (AOA), Member
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member
• Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (ASSH), Member
• Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), Member
• Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM), Member
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Member

Professional Activities

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor, 2004