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About
Elizabeth Sinz is a researcher at the intersection of medical education, simulation-based training, and healthcare equity, with a focus on central venous catheterization (CVC). Her work addresses critical gaps in procedural training, particularly how self-efficacy and instructional modality affect skill acquisition. Sinz’s most-cited paper, “Competence over confidence” (2024, 10 citations), reveals that women residents report significantly lower self-efficacy during CVC training despite comparable competence—a finding with profound implications for addressing gender disparities in medical education. She also compared online versus in-person training (“Going the (social) distance,” 2021, 10 citations), demonstrating that social distance can impact learning outcomes. Central to her contributions is the Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT), a simulator that provides automated, objective performance assessments to reduce the up to 39% adverse event rate in CVC procedures. Her papers on DHRT’s assessment metrics (2020, 9 citations; 2022, 9 citations) explore causal factors in simulation design and feedback efficacy. With a growing citation record and a focus on equity, technology, and patient safety, Sinz is shaping how future clinicians are trained—and who thrives in that training.
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