Hybrid-virtual simulations for Canadian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.71744

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Given the efficacy of simulations as a medical education tool, the inability to provide them during the COVID-19 pandemic may be detrimental to pre-clinical medical student learning. We developed hybrid simulations, where remote learner participants could direct an in-person assistant. This offered a learning opportunity that was more realistic than fully virtual simulations and abided by public health guidelines. Hybrid simulations provided an opportunity for medical students to practice real-time clinical decision making in a remote, high-fidelity, simulated environment. This approach could be adapted for rural healthcare students and professionals to participate in simulations without a local simulation centre.

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Riley M Reel, University of British Columbia

Riley M. Reel is a second-year medical student at the University of British Columbia.

Kevin I Gunther, University of British Columbia

Kevin I. Gunther is a second-year medical student at the University of British Columbia.

Samuel R Kirk, University of British Columbia

Samuel R. Kirk is a second-year medical student at the University of British Columbia.

D Graham Oliver Landells, University of British Columbia

D. Graham Oliver Landells is a second-year medical student at the University of British Columbia.

Anne L Theilmann, University of British Columbia

Anne Theilmann is a second-year medical student at the University of British Columbia.

Morgan J Haines, University of British Columbia

Morgan J. Haines is a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia.

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2021-04-20 — Updated on 2021-09-15

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Reel R, Gunther K, Kirk S, Landells D, Theilmann A, Haines M. Hybrid-virtual simulations for Canadian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 15 [cited 2024 Nov. 9];12(4):143-5. Available from: https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/71744

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