Table 3 Debriefing Evaluation High-Fidelity Simulation (HFS) in first-year medical students

Study Purpose

To compare enhanced learning acquisition of pre-clinical topics among first-year medical students that participated in a supplementary simulation-based education (SBE) versus only lecture-based education (LBE) modalities as part of an organized organ-system curriculum.

Study Design

A single center non-randomized two-group trial

Sample Population

First-year medical students (n = 188) from The Ohio State University, College of Medicine. Intervention group (n = 89) and control group (n = 99)

Outcome Variables with Measurement

Enhanced learning acquisition of pre-clinical topics among first-year medical students related to the pulmonary physiology system and student’s overall satisfaction of the debriefing experience

Debriefing Evaluation

The test at the end of students’ cardio-pulmonary curriculum block evaluated their global cardio-pulmonary knowledge. The SBE group had a median score of 106 [IQR: 97, 110] and the LBE group scored 99 [IQR: 89, 105] (p < 0.001). Results of the student rating to their participation in the HFS are presented in Table 2. Of the 89 students who participated, 79 (89%) completed the survey.