학술논문
Teaching and Assessment of Medical Students During Complex Multifactorial Team-Based Tasks: The 'Virtual on Call' Case Study
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Advances in Medical Education and Practice. May 31, 2022, Vol. 13, p457, 9 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1179-7258
Abstract
Modern medical school curricula stress the importance of improving communication and emphasise the acquisition of non-technical skills. Despite a considerably increasing trend of published studies on non-technical skills related to [...]
Although considerable efforts have been made to incorporate simulation-based learning (SBL) in undergraduate medical education, to date, most of the medical school curricula still focus on pure knowledge or individual assessment of objective structured clinical examination skills (OSCE). To this end, we designed a case study named 'iG4 (integrated generation 4) virtual on-call (iVOC)'. We aimed to simulate an on-call shift in a high-fidelity virtual hospital setting in order to assess delegates' team-based performance on tasks related to patient handovers (prioritisation, team allocation). Methods: A total of 41 clinical year medical students were split into 3 cohorts, each of which included 3 groups of 4 or 5 people. The groups consisted of a structured mix of educational and cultural backgrounds of students to achieve homogeneity. Each performing group received the handover for 5 patients in the virtual hospital and had to identify and deal with the acutely unwell ones within 15 minutes. We used TEAM[TM] tool to assess team-based performances. Results: The mean handover performance was 5.44/10 [+ or -] 2.24 which was the lowest across any performance marker. The overall global performance across any team was 6.64/10 [+ or -] 2.11. The first rotating team's global performance for each cycle was 6.44/10 [+ or -] 2.01, for the second 7.89/10 [+ or -] 2.09 and for the third 6.78/10 [+ or -] 1.64 (p = 0.099 between groups). Conclusion: This is one of the first reported, high-fidelity, globally reproducible SBL settings to assess the capacity of students to work as part of a multinational team, highlighting several aspects that need to be addressed during undergraduate studies. Medical schools should consider similar efforts with the aim to incorporate assessment frameworks for individual performances of students as part of a team, which can be a stepping-stone for enhancing safety in clinical practice. Keywords: virtual on-call, simulation based learning, team-based assessment, high fidelity simulation, handover
Although considerable efforts have been made to incorporate simulation-based learning (SBL) in undergraduate medical education, to date, most of the medical school curricula still focus on pure knowledge or individual assessment of objective structured clinical examination skills (OSCE). To this end, we designed a case study named 'iG4 (integrated generation 4) virtual on-call (iVOC)'. We aimed to simulate an on-call shift in a high-fidelity virtual hospital setting in order to assess delegates' team-based performance on tasks related to patient handovers (prioritisation, team allocation). Methods: A total of 41 clinical year medical students were split into 3 cohorts, each of which included 3 groups of 4 or 5 people. The groups consisted of a structured mix of educational and cultural backgrounds of students to achieve homogeneity. Each performing group received the handover for 5 patients in the virtual hospital and had to identify and deal with the acutely unwell ones within 15 minutes. We used TEAM[TM] tool to assess team-based performances. Results: The mean handover performance was 5.44/10 [+ or -] 2.24 which was the lowest across any performance marker. The overall global performance across any team was 6.64/10 [+ or -] 2.11. The first rotating team's global performance for each cycle was 6.44/10 [+ or -] 2.01, for the second 7.89/10 [+ or -] 2.09 and for the third 6.78/10 [+ or -] 1.64 (p = 0.099 between groups). Conclusion: This is one of the first reported, high-fidelity, globally reproducible SBL settings to assess the capacity of students to work as part of a multinational team, highlighting several aspects that need to be addressed during undergraduate studies. Medical schools should consider similar efforts with the aim to incorporate assessment frameworks for individual performances of students as part of a team, which can be a stepping-stone for enhancing safety in clinical practice. Keywords: virtual on-call, simulation based learning, team-based assessment, high fidelity simulation, handover