Biography
Deb Rooney, PhD has over twenty-five years’ experience in medical education, with the last twelve focused on simulation-based education and assessment. Dr. Rooney is Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences and the Director of Education and Research for the Clinical Simulation Center for University of Michigan Medical School and is Chair for the ACS AEI Technologies and Simulation Committee. Her interests include research with an emphasis on assessment and measurement. Particular areas of focus include validation processes associated with simulation-based education, and the application of modern measurement models for analyses of curriculums’ impact on trainees’ performance and patient care.
Areas of Interest
Research and scholarly interests: simulation-based education, performance assessment, measurement, validation of simulators and performance measures, competency-based performance assessment
Subject-matter expertise: simulation-based education, surgical education, assessment and measurement, validation processes, Rasch measurement model
Other professional highlights:
- Co-chair, American College of Surgeons Consortium Committee, Simulation and Technology Committee
- Faculty, Master of Health Professions Education
Published Articles or Reviews
Selected publications:
- Barsness, KA, Rooney, DM; Davis, LM; Chin, AC. Validation of measures from a thoracoscopic esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair simulator. J Pediatr Surg. 2014; 49: 29-22.
- Davis LM, Barsness KA, Rooney DM. Design and development of a novel thoracoscopic tracheoesophageal fistula repair simulator. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013;184:114-6.
- Rooney DM, Santos BF, Hungness ES. Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) manual skills assessment: surgeon vs nonsurgeon raters. J Surg Educ. 2012 Sep-Oct;69(5):588-92.
- Rooney DM, Hungness ES, Darosa DA, Pugh CM. Can skills coaches be used to assess resident performance in the skills laboratory? Surgery. 2012 Jun;151(6):796-802.
- Pugh CM, Iannitelli KB, Rooney D, Salud L. Use of mannequin-based simulation to decrease student anxiety prior to interacting with male teaching associates. Teach Learn Med. 2012;24(2):122-7.
