Simulation in nursing education uses specific patient scenarios to provide students with hands-on learning experiences. A near-peer teaching experience, using upper-level nursing students as standardized patients, was created as an educational intervention. The premises of social cognitive theory, which include cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors, were incorporated into this teaching activity. The upper-level students played the role of a patient, while they also practiced leadership, teaching, and mentoring of first-semester nursing students. In the scenario, the first-semester students provided care to the patient, while focusing on safety, identifying the problem, and practicing clinical decision making. Faculty were present to provide guidance and promote communication in debriefing. Near-peer teaching provided a learning opportunity for all students, facilitated teamwork, and encouraged knowledge and skills attainment.
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Surgery
January 2025
Experimental Surgery and Simulation Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Department of Digestive Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Electronic address:
Distance and remote simulation have emerged as vital tools in modern surgical education, offering solutions to challenges such as limited operating hours, growing clinical demands, and the need for consistent, high-quality training. This review examines the benefits, limitations, and strategies for implementing sustainable distance simulation, structured around 3 foundational pillars: (1) effective hardware and infrastructure, including simulators and realistic scenarios that enable trainees to develop essential skills; (2) validated training programs grounded in educational theory with a clear focus on skill transfer and predictive validity; and (3) timely access to effective feedback. Distance simulation permits adaptable, scalable training environments, but the addition of remote and deferred feedback has further broadened its impact, helping to overcome the challenges posed by faculty availability and clinician time constraints.
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December 2024
Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX USA.
Objective: Describe a student coproduced curriculum to lay the foundation for professional identity development (PID).
Methods: Occurring during the introductory course of medical school, the Grab Bag Activity (GBA) is coordinated by upper-level students to offer informal, self-selected activities sponsored by upper-level students or faculty for incoming first-year students. Various levels of relationship are fostered: student to peer, student to near-peer, and student to faculty.
South Med J
January 2025
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
Effective early mentoring is essential for propelling academic careers. There is a growing cohort of junior faculty with advanced skills in medical education and research; these individuals need both mentoring and the opportunity to take on mentorship roles. Generalists who pursue advanced training in medical education or clinical research often enter junior faculty positions alongside recent residency graduates, leaving their skillset untapped.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Importance: Mentorship is increasingly recognized as a critical part of training across the spectrum of trainees. While explored more in-depth in the literature of other medical specialties, mentorship remains a nascent topic in the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) literature.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the current literature on mentorship in OHNS.
Adv Simul (Lond)
December 2024
Medical Education Directorate, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK.
Background: Behavioural marker systems are used across several healthcare disciplines to assess behavioural (non-technical) skills, but rater training is variable, and inter-rater reliability is generally poor. Inter-rater reliability provides data about the tool, but not the competence of individual raters. This study aimed to test the inter-rater reliability of a new behavioural marker system (PhaBS - pharmacists' behavioural skills) with clinically experienced faculty raters and near-peer raters.
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