Simulations are an integral part of medical education today. Many universities have simulation
centers so-called skills labs where students and medical personal can practice diagnostics
and procedures on life-like mannequins. Others offer simulation courses in the different
sub-disciplines. In the pre-clinical phase simulations are used to illustrate basic principles
in physiology anatomy genetics and biochemistry. For example simulations can show how the
metabolism of enzymes changes in the presence of inhibitors illustrating drug actions. This
book covers all areas of simulations in medicine starting from the molecular level via tissues
and organs to the whole body. At the beginning of each chapter a biological phenomenon is
described such as cell communication gene translation or the action of anti-carcinogenic
drugs on tumors. In the following simulations that illustrate these phenomena are discussed in
detail with the focus on how to use and interpret these simulations. The book is complemented
by topics such as serious games and distance medicine. The book is based on a course for
medical students organized in the editor's department. Every year around 300 international
undergraduate medical students take the course.
