Table 1 Objectives, outcomes, and implementation of SBME in Thai medical schools
From: Simulation-based medical education in Thailand: a cross-sectional online national survey
Topic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Administrator data (N = 15) | ||||
Learning objective (n (%)) | Overall | For teaching | For evaluation | For research |
Psychomotor tasks | 15 (100) | 15 (100) | 11 (73.3) | 5 (33.3) |
Medical knowledge | 14 (93.3) | 14 (93.3) | 13 (86.7) | 4 (26.7) |
Patient care | 14 (93.3) | 14 (93.3) | 13 (86.7) | 4 (26.7) |
Communication skills | 14 (93.3) | 12 (80.0) | 12 (80.0) | 4 (26.7) |
Professionalism | 12 (80.0) | 10 (66.7) | 10 (66.7) | 4 (26.7) |
Decision making | 12 (80.0) | 11 (73.3) | 10 (66.7) | 3 (20.0) |
Team management | 12 (80.0) | 12 (80.0) | 11 (73.3) | 3 (20.0) |
Leadership | 11 (73.3) | 9 (60.0) | 8 (53.3) | 2 (13.3) |
Instructor data (N = 154) a | Pre-clinical year (1st-3rd year; N = 26) | Clinical year (4th-6th year; N = 133) | ||
The expected outcome of the SBME course (n (%)) | ||||
Improving knowledge | 17 (65.4) | 71 (53.4) | ||
Improving attitude | 14 (53.8) | 61 (45.9) | ||
Improving performance | 21 (80.8) | 106 (79.7) | ||
Improving practice | 16 (61.5) | 86 (64.7) | ||
Improving patient outcomes | 10 (38.5) | 43 (32.3) | ||
Type of simulators (n (%)) | ||||
Part task trainer | 21 (80.8) | 98 (73.7) | ||
High fidelity mannequin | 7 (26.9) | 74 (55.6) | ||
Standardized patients | 16 (61.5) | 68 (51.1) | ||
Screen-based simulation | 4 (15.4) | 15 (11.3) | ||
Cadaver | 4 (15.4) | 6 (4.5) | ||
Teaching characteristics (mean (SD)) | ||||
Teaching duration per course (hours) | 2.7 (0.7) | 3.3 (4.6) | ||
Preparation duration (hours) | 4.5 (3.2) | 3.0 (5.1) | ||
Courses per year (times) | 2.8 (3.0) | 6.7 (4.7) | ||
Students per class (person) | 33.0 (22.7) | 15.4 (9.1) | ||