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ArticleAEM education and training2021

TeleSimBox: A perceived effective alternative for experiential learning for medical student education with social distancing requirements.

Elizabeth Sanseau, Megan Lavoie, Khoon-Yen Tay, Grace Good, Suzana Tsao, Rebekah Burns, Anita Thomas, Tanner Heckle, Meghan Wilson, Maybelle Kou and 1 more

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Medical Students' Perception of Telesimulation Training: A Qualitative Analysis.Journal of medical education and curricular development
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Elizabeth SanseauDepartment of Pediatrics Division of Emergency Medicine Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3124-592X
Megan LavoieDepartment of Pediatrics Division of Emergency Medicine Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.
Khoon-Yen TayDepartment of Pediatrics Division of Emergency Medicine Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.
Grace GoodCenter for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.
Suzana TsaoClinical Emergency Medicine University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.
Rebekah BurnsPediatric Emergency Medicine Seattle Children's Hospital University of Washington Seattle Washington USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2667-9723
Anita ThomasPediatric Emergency Medicine Seattle Children's Hospital University of Washington Seattle Washington USA.
Tanner HeckleDivision of General Pediatrics Seattle Children's Hospital University of Washington Seattle Washington USA.
Meghan WilsonDivision of General Pediatrics Yale School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA.
Maybelle KouEmergency Medicine George Washington University School of Medicine Washington DC USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1233-1849
Marc AuerbachPediatrics and Emergency Medicine Yale School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3796-4300

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
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NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic the Association of American Medical Colleges recommended that medical students not be involved with in-person patient care or teaching, necessitating alternative learning opportunities. Subsequently we developed the telesimulation education platform: TeleSimBox. We hypothesized that this remote simulation platform would be feasible and acceptable for faculty use and a perceived effective method for medical student education.

methodsTwenty-one telesimulations were conducted with students and educators at four U.S. medical schools. Sessions were run by cofacilitator dyads with four to 10 clerkship-level students per session. Facilitators were provided training materials. User-perceived effectiveness and acceptability were evaluated via descriptive analysis of survey responses to the Modified Simulation Effectiveness Tool (SET-M), Net Promoter Score (NPS), and Likert-scale questions.

resultsApproximately one-quarter of students and all facilitators completed surveys. Users perceived that the sessions were effective in teaching medical knowledge and teamwork, though less effective for family communication and skills. Users perceived that the telesimulations were comparable to other distance learning and to in-person simulation. The tool was overall positively promoted.

conclusionUsers overall positively scored our medical student telesimulation tool on the SET-M objectives and promoted the experience to colleagues on the NPS. The next steps are to further optimize the tool.

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COVID‐19 educational innovationsmedical student educationsimulation‐based medical educationtelesimulation

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PMID33842815
PMCPMC8019484

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