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- Title
Status of simulation in health care education: an international survey.
- Authors
Qayumi, Karim; Pachev, George; Bin Zheng; Ziv, Amitai; Koval, Valentyna; Badiei, Sadia; Adam Cheng
- Abstract
Simulation is rapidly penetrating the terrain of health care education and has gained growing acceptance as an educational method and patient safety tool. Despite this, the state of simulation in health care education has not yet been evaluated on a global scale. In this project, we studied the global status of simulation in health care education by determining the degree of financial support, infrastructure, manpower, information technology capabilities, engagement of groups of learners, and research and scholarly activities, as well as the barriers, strengths, opportunities for growth, and other aspects of simulation in health care education. We utilized a two-stage process, including an online survey and a site visit that included interviews and debriefings. Forty-two simulation centers worldwide participated in this study, the results of which show that despite enormous interest and enthusiasm in the health care community, use of simulation in health care education is limited to specific areas and is not a budgeted item in many institutions. Absence of a sustainable business model, as well as sufficient financial support in terms of budget, infrastructure, manpower, research, and scholarly activities, slows down the movement of simulation. Specific recommendations are made based on current findings to support simulation in the next developmental stages.
- Subjects
SIMULATION methods in medical education; MEDICAL care education; INTERNET surveys; INFORMATION technology; STUDENT engagement; SUSTAINABILITY
- Publication
Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 2014, Vol 5, p457
- ISSN
1179-7258
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/AMEP.S65451