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Table 3 SBME objectives and implementation according to Thai medical students (N = 367)

From: Simulation-based medical education in Thailand: a cross-sectional online national survey

Topic

Learning objective (n (%))

Clinical procedure

347 (94.6)

Physical examination

346 (94.3)

History taking

321 (87.5)

Team management

299 (81.5)

Counseling

273 (74.4)

Communication skills

270 (73.6)

Type of simulator (n (%))

Part task trainer

355 (96.7)

Standardized patients

331 (90.2)

Cadaver

255 (69.5)

High fidelity mannequin

200 (54.5)

Screen-based simulation

60 (16.3)

Expected parameters (mean (SD))

Expected students per class (people)

6.0 (2.2)

Expected duration per week (hours)

3.0 (2.2)

Attitude a (mean (SD))

 Experience with the simulation benefits clinical practice

4.23 (0.63)

 Use of simulation increased my motivation to learn

4.15 (0.66)

 I felt safe during the simulation

4.14 (0.73)

 I understood the learning goal during the simulation

4.11 (0.72)

 I was able to utilize prior knowledge during the simulation

3.85 (0.71)

 I was able to utilize prior skills during the simulation

3.93 (0.72)

 I was able to evaluate my performance in the simulation

4.22 (0.68)

 Simulation-based training improves my teamwork skills

4.20 (0.72)

 Simulation-based training improves my communication skills

4.04 (0.74)

 Simulation-based training improves my clinical skills and competence

4.23 (0.61)

 Simulation-based training improves my critical thinking and decision-making skills

4.25 (0.65)

Subject (n (%))

Experience

Expected

Different in proportion (95%CI)

  Anatomy

248 (67.6)

244 (66.5)

1.0 (-5.8, 7.8)

  Anesthesiology

273 (74.4)

299 (81.5)

7.1 (1.1, 13.1) b

  Biochemistry

43 (11.7)

70 (19.1)

7.4 (2.2, 12.6) b

  Community medicine

97 (26.4)

114 (31.1)

4.7 (-1.8, 11.2)

  Emergency medicine

295 (80.4)

339 (92.4)

12.0 (7.0, 17.0) b

  Internal medicine

324 (88.3)

343 (93.5)

5.2 (1.0, 9.4) b

  Microbiology

55 (15.0)

74 (20.2)

5.2 (-0.3, 10.7)

  Obstetrics and Gynecology

307 (83.7)

328 (89.4)

5.7 (0.8, 10.6) b

  Ophthalmology

209 (56.9)

264 (71.9)

15.0 (8.1, 21.9) b

  Orthopedics

243 (66.2)

298 (81.2)

15.0 (8.6, 21.4) b

  Otorhinolaryngology

214 (58.3)

264 (71.9)

13.6 (6.7, 20.5) b

  Parasitology

48 (13.1)

81 (22.2)

9.1 (3.6, 14.6) b

  Pathology

69 (18.8)

98 (26.7)

7.9 (1.8, 14.0) b

  Pediatrics

295 (80.4)

328 (89.4)

9.0 (3.8, 14.2) b

  Pharmacology

30 (8.2)

85 (23.2)

15.0 (9.7, 20.3) b

  Physiology

5 (1.4)

157 (42.8)

41.4 (35.4, 47.4) b

  Psychiatry

137 (37.3)

221 (60.2)

22.9 (15.7, 30.1) b

  Surgery

330 (89.9)

338 (92.1)

2.2 (-1.9, 6.3)

  1. aLikert score: 1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = neither agree nor disagree; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree
  2. bStatistically significant