Abstract: In the development process of medical education, the traditional teaching model has limitations in cultivating the practical abilities of medical students, and simulation-based medical education (SBME) has emerged as the times require. This article systematically expounds on the development status of SBME, covering its main forms, application status, educational effects, and future development directions. SBME has diverse forms, covering the entire medical education process and various disciplines. It plays a crucial role in clinical practice and assessment certification, and can effectively improve various skills, medical quality, and patient safety. However, there are still problems such as uneven distribution of resources and insufficient coverage of specialized skills training. In the future, SBME will develop in the directions of new technology application, teacher training and curriculum development, diversified integration of training methods, and the construction and optimization of the evaluation system, so as to deepen the integration with traditional practices, build a full-cycle training system with ″competence as the core″, and serve the ″Healthy China″ strategy.

Key words: Clinical medicine, Simulation-based medical education, Current status, Future development, Clinical competence, Healthy China