A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SIMULATION-BASED MEDICAL EDUCATION: CURRENT PRACTICES AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE

Pooja Agrawal, Virendra Kushwaha*, Nasreen F. Khan, Shivangi Raj Singh, Sarthak Goel and Mohd. Aamir

ABSTRACT

Simulation is a method or technique that is employed to produce an experience without going through the real event and is defined as ―the imitative representation of the functioning of one system or process employing the functioning of another‖. The degree to which a simulation resembles reality is termed fidelity. Simulation-Based Medical Education (SBME) can improve a resident‘s self-confidence, medical knowledge, clinical skills, communication, critical thinking, team building, and leadership qualities. With this, educators can provide a minimum number of simulated experiences during training to ensure exposure, while also preparing residents to fully participate in rare clinical experiences when they occur. The primary goal of SBME is to reduce mistakes to enhance patient safety and improve medical care. An additional objective of SBME is to train professionals in error management and accountability. In the medical field, the first notable simulator, Resusci-Annie, was developed in the early 1960s for resuscitation training. Since then, medical simulation has seen significant growth. Incorporation of SBME as a teaching strategy in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education curricula requires a stepwise approach where the first step is the assembly of human capital. The benefits of SBME are comparable between resource-poor and resource-abundant settings. It's crucial to universally incorporate SBME into both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Therefore, the strategic and integrated use of simulation emerges as the progressive path forward in global healthcare education.

Keywords: Simulation, Curricula, Undergraduate, Postgraduate.