Simulation fellows and faculty at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine created a simulation scenario pertaining to bacterial meningitis. The scenario utilized a high-fidelity patient simulator, one standardized participant for patient voiceover, one standardized participant as a patient family member, and one standardized participant as a physician consultant on an as-needed basis. Sixteen preclinical medical students from various specialty interest groups were recruited to participate in the scenario and complete the postscenario questionnaire.
The simulation scenario was well received by the participants, and 15 of 16 completed the postscenario questionnaire. Ninety-three percent strongly agreed the simulation was a valuable clinical experience. Additionally, 73% of participants strongly agreed that the simulation experience was realistic, 80% strongly agreed that it tested their clinical reasoning ability, and 53% strongly agreed it was appropriate for their level of clinical knowledge.
Medical simulation is a valuable educational tool tailored to maximize student learning and supplement the traditional didactic curriculum. The successful development and implementation of our meningitis simulation case further supports the continued use of medical simulation in the preclinical setting.
■模拟研究员和阿拉巴马州整骨医学学院的教师创建了一个关于细菌性脑膜炎的模拟场景。该场景使用了高保真患者模拟器,一名患者配音的标准化参与者,一名标准化参与者作为患者家庭成员,和一名标准化参与者作为医生顾问在需要的基础上。招募了来自各个专业兴趣小组的16名临床前医学生参加该情景并完成情景后问卷。
■模拟场景得到了参与者的好评,16人中有15人完成了情景后问卷。93%的人强烈认为模拟是宝贵的临床经验。此外,73%的参与者强烈同意模拟体验是真实的,80%的人强烈同意它测试了他们的临床推理能力,53%的人强烈同意这对他们的临床知识水平是合适的。
■医学模拟是一种有价值的教育工具,旨在最大限度地提高学生的学习能力,并补充传统的教学课程。我们的脑膜炎模拟案例的成功开发和实施进一步支持在临床前环境中继续使用医学模拟。