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¹Clincial Skills Centre, University of Dundee, Tayside, UK. k.j.stirling@dundee.ac.uk

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The Postgraduate Ward Simulation Exercise (PgWSE) provides targeted assessment and feedback for medical trainees facing performance issues. This simulation helps improve clinical decision-making and team collaboration for doctors in difficulty.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Clinical Skills Assessment
Simulation-Based Training

Background:

A small percentage of medical trainees exhibit performance concerns requiring specific interventions.
The Postgraduate Ward Simulation Exercise (PgWSE) was developed collaboratively by the University of Dundee and NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
The 90-minute PgWSE assesses trainees in a simulated ward, focusing on prioritization, teamwork, and clinical decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce the PgWSE as a novel national intervention for assessing and remediating underperforming trainee doctors.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a simulation-based exercise in managing trainees with performance difficulties.

Main Methods:

Development of nine realistic clinical scenarios (surgery, general medicine, elderly medicine) with trained simulated patients.
Utilisation of validated, standardized assessment tools for objective performance evaluation.
Incorporation of self-assessment to facilitate trainee engagement and feedback preparation.

Main Results:

The PgWSE has proven to be an effective tool for managing trainee doctors experiencing difficulties in Scotland.
Despite being resource-intensive, the exercise positively impacts trainee remediation.
Objective, detailed, and comprehensive feedback is provided to referring deaneries.

Conclusions:

The PgWSE is a valuable intervention for the remediation of medical trainees in difficulty.
The simulation provides crucial objective data for postgraduate medical education oversight.
This approach enhances the quality of feedback and support for struggling trainees.