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Learning to manage complexity through simulation: students' challenges and possible strategies.

Gerard J Gormley¹, Tara Fenwick²

¹School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Medical Education, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. g.gormley@qub.ac.uk.

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Medical students face challenges managing healthcare complexity, including unpreparedness and system overwhelm. Simulation activities can teach strategies like system assessment and embracing uncertainty for better complexity management.

Keywords:

Complexity Medical students Simulation

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Medical Education
Complexity Theory
Healthcare Systems

Background:

Growing demand for medical professionals skilled in managing complex healthcare environments.
Complexity theory offers a framework for understanding intricate systems and emergent behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate medical students' challenges in a complex simulation learning activity.
To identify coping strategies for managing clinical complexity based on complexity theory.
To inform pedagogical approaches for teaching complexity management in medicine.

Main Methods:

Utilized a ward-based simulation exercise with complexity characteristics.
Employed video recording and interviews to gather data.
Applied complexity theory and iterative analysis to transcripts and video footage.

Main Results:

Identified student challenges: unpreparedness, system escalation, patient capture, and boundary issues.
Demonstrated that simulation can effectively recreate clinical complexity.
Highlighted strategies: system sizing, emergent attunement, complexity reduction, boundary practices, and uncertainty management.

Conclusions:

Ward-based simulation provides an immersive platform for experiencing healthcare complexity.
Pedagogical strategies can be developed to help students recognize and manage complexity.
Enhanced training in complexity management is crucial for medical education.