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Table 1 Details of scenarios

From: Effects on postgraduate-year-I residents of simulation-based learning compared to traditional lecture-style education led by postgraduate-year-II residents: a pilot study

 

Simulation group

Lecture group

(n = 38)

(n = 37)

Cases and goals

Case 1. An outpatient with acute myocardial infarction

Understanding basic physical examination methods of walk-in patients.

Understanding the initial evaluation and examination of patients with chest pain.

Understanding differential diagnosis of fatal chest pain.

Understanding acute myocardial infarction.

Case 2. A patient with multiple injury coming by an ambulance

Understanding the initial evaluation and treatment of high energy trauma.

Understanding imaging findings of intraabdominal bleeding and multiple fractures.

Case 3. An inpatient with pneumonia

Understanding the initial evaluation and treatment at the time of sudden change to a fetal disease of a hospitalized patient.

Understanding the method of report to an advanced doctor.

Understanding pneumonia.

total time of each case

one hour

one hour

detail of time coarse (minutes)

explanation of equipment (5)

lecture (60)

case presentation (1) †

team discussion (3) †

simulation training (5) †

debriefing (8) †

†Repeating 3 times

Number of each group

12–14††

11–14

††divided to two groups in this group

 

Teaching staff

Volunteer postgraduate-year-II residents

Volunteer postgraduate-year-II residents