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Simulation-based education (SBE) may hinder compassion development in higher education, potentially impacting students and patients negatively. This paper examines how concepts like

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Background:

Higher Education providers utilize simulation-based education (SBE) to recruit, educate, and assess for compassion.
A critical perspective is needed to evaluate SBE's actual impact on compassion.

Purpose of the Study:

To debate whether simulation-based education (SBE) truly fosters compassion or inadvertently hinders it.
To explore the paradoxical effects of SBE on compassion for both students and patients.
To introduce theoretical frameworks for analyzing compassion within SBE.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis using "near enemies" and "Jung's shadow" as theoretical lenses.
Exploration of how these concepts illuminate the understanding and expression of compassion in simulation.

Main Results:

Simulation-based education (SBE) may not effectively develop compassion as intended.
The application of "near enemies" and "Jung's shadow" reveals potential negative impacts of SBE on compassion.
There is a risk of SBE producing the opposite of its intended compassionate outcomes.

Conclusions:

Simulation-based education (SBE) requires critical re-evaluation regarding its role in cultivating compassion.
Theoretical frameworks like "near enemies" and "Jung's shadow" offer valuable insights into the complexities of compassion in SBE.
Further research is needed to understand and mitigate potential adverse effects of SBE on compassion in healthcare education.