WCM-Q course promotes simulation-based medical education

WCM-Q course promotes simulation-based medical education

Doha – With the rapidly growing role of simulation-based education (SBE) in healthcare, there is an increased need for health professionals to train in the subject. Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) held its second iteration of a unique faculty development course offering clinicians and educators an opportunity to learn how to utilize simulation-based education effectively. The inaugural course was held in 2022.

Simulation-based learning is increasingly employed as an invaluable educational methodology in health education. SBE, when delivered effectively, offers learners the opportunity to gain essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes which are critical to their ability to provide safe and effective patient care. Learners practice skills in recreated real-world scenarios and are supported during the debriefing conversation by trained facilitators to reflect upon, analyze, and gain a deeper understanding of the risks and benefits of observed behaviors.

Trained simulation educators utilize a three-step approach: pre-brief, the simulation and debrief, and stride to maintain psychological safety throughout the entire process so that learners can practice outside their comfort zone, thereby gaining invaluable insight into any gaps in their knowledge and practice.

Simulation-based educational practice is aligned with the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice and is grounded by Kolb’s experiential learning theory and Knowles’ Adult