ArticleBMC medical education2025
Impact of simulation-based learning on the academic performance of medical students during pediatric clerkships.
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- Simulation-Based Education (SBE) in paediatric undergraduate medical education: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Is simulation always a safe learning environment? Anxiety and social anxiety symptoms in first-year medical students during simulated patient encounters.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Evaluating Medical Biochemistry Teaching and Learning Through Simulation: A Mixed-Methods, Quasi-Experimental Study in Medical Students in Ecuador.CBE life sciences education · 2026Article
- The augmentative role of artificial intelligence in medical education and healthcare practices: an integrative review.Sudanese journal of paediatrics · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundSimulation-based learning (SBL) is a structured educational method that enables learners to practice clinical, technical, and decision-making skills in a safe, immersive, and controlled environment. It has become a cornerstone of modern medical education.
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the effect of SBL on the academic performance of medical students at the pediatrics end of the clerkship examination.
methodsWe analyzed the academic performance of 2,251 fifth-year medical students over 12 academic years, from September 2012 to June 2024, at the end of the pediatric clerkship. The period includes six years before and six years after the integration of simulation-based learning into the pediatric curriculum.
resultsThe performance of the students in the three components of the end of the clerkship examination, written, clinical, and continuous assessment, after the utilization of SBL was much better than their performance in the era before the SBL. The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001).
conclusionThe study highlights the positive impact of incorporating SBL into pediatric education for medical students in Bahrain. These findings support the wider integration of simulation as a teaching strategy across various clinical specialties in medicine and other sciences worldwide. They also highlight its potential to progressively complement and, in some cases, partially replace traditional classroom-based instruction.
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