Abstract
Objective
To document the prevalence of simulation-based education (SBE) for third- and fourth-year
medical students; to determine the perceived importance of SBE; to characterize the
barriers associated with establishing SBE.
Methods
A 27-item survey regarding simulation was distributed to members of the Council on
Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) as part of a larger survey in 2012.
Results
Seventy-one (48%) of 147 clerkship directors (CD) at COMSEP institutions responded
to the survey questions regarding the use of SBE. Eighty-nine percent (63 of 71) of
CDs reported use of SBE in some form: 27% of those programs (17 of 63) reported only
the use of the online-based Computer-Assisted Learning in Pediatrics Program, and
73% (46 of 63) reported usage of other SBE modalities. Fifty-four percent of CDs (38
of 71) agreed that SBE is necessary to meet the requirements of the Liaison Committee
on Medical Education (LCME). Multiple barriers were reported in initiating and implementing
an SBE program.
Conclusions
SBE is commonly used for instruction during pediatric undergraduate medical education
in North American medical schools. Barriers to the use of SBE remain despite the perception
that it is needed to meet requirements of the LCME.
Keywords
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
April 4,
2014
Received:
October 30,
2013
Footnotes
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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