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Introduction: Effectively managing rare but high-risk emergencies remains essential to the safe and successful delivery of anesthesia care. During emergency situations, anesthesia providers must demonstrate clinical expertise and decisiveness to treat life-threatening disease processes while optimizing efficiency. Among these rare events, malignant hyperthermia (MH) serves as a prime example of a life-threatening condition that requires immediate and precise intervention to improve patient outcomes and minimize morbidity and mortality. However, due to its rarity in clinical practice, many anesthesia providers may lack the confidence and preparedness to effectively manage such a scenario effectively. This highlights the importance of implementing effective training methods that build both confidence and provider satisfaction in managing these events, while also serving as a refresher course to help providers maintain their clinical skillset. Simulation-based training has emerged as a promising educational tool for improving provider competence in rare and high-stakes situations, offering realistic and hands-on learning experiences for trainees. Understanding how simulation influences provider satisfaction, confidence, and long-term retention of knowledge will help optimize training efforts and improve patient care. This review seeks to explore the following question: In anesthesia providers, how does participation in simulation-based training for rare events impact provider satisfaction, confidence, and retention of knowledge immediately after training and at a threemonth follow-up? This literature review evaluates current evidence on the use of simulationbased education as a strategy to enhance the preparedness, confidence, and clinical competence of anesthesia providers managing rare and high-risk events. Findings aim to guide educational practices and highlight opportunities for improving crisis response during the delivery of anesthesia.