As part of ongoing efforts to make the Virtual Anesthesia Machine (VAM) web site become a non-loss, sustainable philanthropy program, we instituted a VAM instructor area accessible for an annual contribution of US$100/yr.  To provide a measure of accessibility to those who truly cannot afford the yearly contribution, an instructor area simulation billed as the “free simulation of the week” is made available without charge to the general public and changed every Monday at 9:30 am Eastern Standard Time.   Registration as a VAM user is not required to access the free simulation of the week.