Simulation sessions are run in the 3rd or 4th week of the student's 4 week placement. The sessions can take place in either a designated simulation suite or ‘in-situ’ in the ward environment. It is helpful to befriend a local simulation technician or nurse to help organise equipment and facilitate the sessions
Scenarios of 15-20 minutes duration are designed and mapped to the medical student curriculum. It is helpful to encourage the students to ‘suspend reality’, as buying in to the simulation process often makes it a better learning experience. The aim is that each medical student will have the opportunity to lead at least 1 simulation, with the remaining students in the group acting as team members. It is also encouraged to try to have a mix of medical and nursing students in each scenario to increase realism and help nurture interdisciplinary team working at an early stage of career development.
The simulations are largely ‘high signal and low noise’, and have clear learning objectives. Students are not expected to run simulations without help or assistance, indeed recognising an acutely unwell child and knowing when to call for help is a vital component of the pRESUS course. The students will need guidance and facilitation from the faculty leading the simulation, as such it is often helpful to be in the room with the students.
Scenarios of 15-20 minutes duration are designed and mapped to the medical student curriculum. It is helpful to encourage the students to ‘suspend reality’, as buying in to the simulation process often makes it a better learning experience. The aim is that each medical student will have the opportunity to lead at least 1 simulation, with the remaining students in the group acting as team members. It is also encouraged to try to have a mix of medical and nursing students in each scenario to increase realism and help nurture interdisciplinary team working at an early stage of career development.
The simulations are largely ‘high signal and low noise’, and have clear learning objectives. Students are not expected to run simulations without help or assistance, indeed recognising an acutely unwell child and knowing when to call for help is a vital component of the pRESUS course. The students will need guidance and facilitation from the faculty leading the simulation, as such it is often helpful to be in the room with the students.