A method of teaching patient care is provided. The method includes
providing a medical simulator including a model of at least a portion of
a human body. The simulator is configured to execute a simulated medical
scenario. The method also includes defining a plurality of palette items,
each of the plurality of palette items associated with a physiological
state of the simulator, and defining at least one scenario, the at least
one scenario including a series of linked palette items. The method also
includes selecting a scenario for execution by the simulator,
communicating the selected scenario to the simulator, and utilizing the
simulator to execute the selected scenario.