The purpose of medical education at all levels is to prepare physicians with the knowledge
and comprehensive skills, required to deliver safe and effective patient care. The traditional …

Innovators in health professions education are the only persons who are asked to present
evidence about the value of new educational approaches. Defenders of the educational …

Simulation modalities are generally used independently of one another, largely due to
physical and operational limitations to integration. Recent developments are enabling …

Medical Education 2012: 46: 1001–1008 Context Doctor–patient communication skills are
often fostered by using simulations with standardised patients (SPs). The efficiency of such …

Despite limited data on patient outcomes, simulation training has already been adopted and
embraced by a large number of medical schools. Yet widespread acceptance of simulation …

Background: This research provides an educational perspective on simulation-based
medical education by implementing both the characteristics of meaningful learning and the …

Objectives This article has two objectives. Firstly, we critically review simulation‐based
mastery learning (SBML) research in medical education, evaluate its implementation and …

Background Health professions education (HPE) is based on deliberate learning activities
and clinical immersion to achieve clinical competence. Simulation is a tool that helps bridge …

Methods Thirty medical students were randomized into the following 3 groups differing in
their preparatory materials for a SBML workshop in central venous catheterization: a control …

Background Simulation technology is widely used in undergraduate and graduate medical
education as well as for personnel training and evaluation in other healthcare professions …