1. Mechanism for repetitive practice

2. Ability to integrate into a curriculum

3. Ability to alter the degree of difficulty

4. Ability to capture clinical variation

5. Ability to practice in a controlled environment

6. Individualized active learning

7. Adaptability to multiple learning strategies

8. Existence of tangible/measurable outcomes

9. Use of intra-experience feedback

10. Validity of simulation as an approximation of clinical practice