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Investigación en educación médica

On-line version ISSN 2007-5057

Abstract

MERCADO-CRUZ, Eduardo et al. Telesimulation: students satisfaction with a program to develop clinical skills. Investigación educ. médica [online]. 2023, vol.12, n.46, pp.57-69.  Epub Jan 15, 2024. ISSN 2007-5057.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fm.20075057e.2023.46.22477.

Introduction

COVID-19 prompted alternative strategies for teaching clinical skills. Telesimulation uses telecommunication resources to provide learning environments at distant sites. At Westhill University School of Medicine, practices with telesimulation were designed to develop clinical skills in medical students. This study assessed student satisfaction.

Objective

To know students’ satisfaction with a telesimulation program to develop clinical skills.

Method

This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. A survey was answered voluntarily and anonymously by medical students who participated in a telesimulation program from September 2020 to September 2021. The survey was designed based on the “Satisfaction with Simulation Experience Scale” and, was sent to 225 medical students through Google Forms TM to measure satisfaction with the program.

Results

143 students answered the survey. On a scale of 1 to 5 (Likert format), the students' satisfaction was 3.89 ± 1.21. 80% claimed they were able to actively participate in patient care simulation. 76% said that physical examination, presented by multimedia resources and telemedicine, was sufficient to integrate diagnosis. 69% agreed that telesimulation adequately complements clinical rotations in real clinical environments.

Conclusions

Students appreciate telesimulation. In the current educational context, telesimulation is an effective tool to develop some clinical skills.

Keywords : Telesimulation; clinical skills; teaching; clinical environment; COVID-19.

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