Medical simulation programs related to BBN are reported in the literature (Corvetto & Taekman, 2013; Leighton, 2009); however few specifically help facilitate residents or medical students' (trainees) emotional vulnerability when debriefing emotionally charged simulations.
There is a trend in medical simulation to allow simulated patients to ask questions, to cry out, and even die (e.g., Corvetto & Taekman, 2013; Leighton, 2009).