Using a High-Fidelity Patient Simulator with First-Year Medical Students to Facilitate Learning of Cardiovascular Function Curves

Autor/inn/en	Harris, David M.; Ryan, Kathleen; Rabuck, Cynthia
Titel	Using a High-Fidelity Patient Simulator with First-Year Medical Students to Facilitate Learning of Cardiovascular Function Curves
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 36 (2012) 3, S.213-219 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
DOI	10.1152/advan.00058.2012
Schlagwörter	Physiology; Medical Education; Fidelity; Student Surveys; Medical Students; Pretests Posttests; Problem Based Learning; Science Activities; Science Course Improvement Projects; Concept Teaching; Scientific Concepts; Simulation; Clinical Teaching (Health Professions); Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Human Body; Educational Technology; Achievement Gains; Instructional Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physiologie; Medizinische Ausbildung; Schülerbefragung; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg; Menschlicher Körper; Unterrichtsmedien; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	Students are relying on technology for learning more than ever, and educators need to adapt to facilitate student learning. High-fidelity patient simulators (HFPS) are usually reserved for the clinical years of medical education and are geared to improve clinical decision skills, teamwork, and patient safety. Finding ways to incorporate HFPS into preclinical medical education represents more of a challenge, and there is limited literature regarding its implementation. The main objective of this study was to implement a HFPS activity into a problem-based curriculum to enhance the learning of basic sciences. More specifically, the focus was to aid in student learning of cardiovascular function curves and help students develop heart failure treatment strategies based on basic cardiovascular physiology concepts. Pretests and posttests, along with student surveys, were used to determine student knowledge and perception of learning in two first-year medical school classes. There was an increase of 21% and 22% in the percentage of students achieving correct answers on a posttest compared with their pretest score. The median number of correct questions increased from pretest scores of 2 and 2.5 to posttest scores of 4 and 5 of a possible total of 6 in each respective year. Student survey data showed agreement that the activity aided in learning. This study suggests that a HFPS activity can be implemented during the preclinical years of medical education to address basic science concepts. Additionally, it suggests that student learning of cardiovascular function curves and heart failure strategies are facilitated. (Contains 3 figures, 2 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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